João Ramiro Mello Movies

After being orphaned, a boy is raised by his grandfather and uncles, rich rural landowners, on a sugarcane plantation where he grows up, studies,...

A professor faces a double of himself and hires a detective to find out who that is and what are his real intentions.

This Brazilian film is set during the period of its initial colonial discovery and settlement. The title refers to a word the native peoples used for...

Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military...

A man leads a double life: during the day, he's the manager of a car shop but, when the sun goes down, he becomes a crook, pretending to be a playboy...

Based on a radio show that was broadcast for 11 years (1947-1958) and ended only when the host and creator, the genius Henrique Foreis "Almirante"...

The seamstress Manuela, Tati's single mother, moves from the suburbs to Copacabana but faces severe financial difficulties. A friend of Manuela's...

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his...

In the hinterland of Paraíba, the small wooden mills powered by animal traction, called “bolandeiras”, are doomed to disappear.

While waiting for directions, two revolutionaries hide in a church, where they meet a woman who wants to have a son with one of them.

Brazilian criminal takes part in a major train robbery in England and when he finds out his boss plans to betray him, stoles the loot first and hide...

Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal...

In a city in the Brazilian northeastern backwoods, the political chief is assassinated by a professional gunman. From there, the city begins to live...

On the dry ground of the caatinga and on the rocky slopes of the sertão, the goat survives. Organic parts of the country landscape, linked to...

Documentary made in the municipality of Luziânia - Goiás, presenting a black community, a remnant of the old quilombo.