Humberto Mauro Movies

In 1594 Brazil, a frenchman becomes a prisoner of the Tupinambás. While waiting to be executed, the foreigner learns the habits of the...

When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her...

Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.

In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Belo Horizonte, the industrial Sampaio lives in a manor house with his stepdaughter Carmen, who has a...

Two young men from Paris bring "wonderful civilizing ideas" into the brain. But, as they returned without pity, they began to call for an auction of...

A Velha a Fiar illustrates a Brazilian folk song in which a being or entity is always predating another being, but is in its turn predated by some...

Celebrating his 80th birthday, pioneer Brazilian filmmaker Humberto Mauro talks about his life, work, and the project "A Noiva da Cidade".

O Descobrimento do Brasil (The Discovery of Brazil) is an impressive historical epic recreating Álvares Cabral’s voyage to the New World...

Coronel Januário's goddaughter, Maria Fausta, is having a secret affair with João do Carmo. While her godfather is engaged in his...

Rio de Janeiro (1949) Historical data of the city of Rio de Janeiro illustrated by general plans of the Capital. Guanabara Bay. Cargo ships...

In Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto (Celso Guimarães) is a talented artisan engaged of Marina (Lídia Mattos), working in a pottery factory. He...

A documentary-tribute to the filmmaker Humberto Mauro considered the pioneer of Brazilian and Latin American cinema, directed by his grandnephew,...

Reconstruction of the historical episode of the Inconfidência Mineira (Minas Conspiracy).

An adaptation of Machado de Assis' eponymous short story, preceded by a short telling of the author's life and works.