Leonel Brizola

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993)

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Hartog
CAST:  Leonel Brizola  •  Chico Buarque  •  Walter Clark  •  Dias Gomes

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Hartog
CAST:  Leonel Brizola  •  Chico Buarque  •  Walter Clark  •  Dias Gomes

Jango (1984)

The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Tendler
CAST:  Juscelino Kubitschek  •  João Goulart  •  Leonel Brizola  •  José Wilker

The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Tendler
CAST:  Juscelino Kubitschek  •  João Goulart  •  Leonel Brizola  •  José Wilker

Democracia em Preto e Branco (2014)

Brazilian soccer players Sócrates, Casagrande and Vladimir lead a historic movement in sports by adopting a democracy within their team, making a statement against the country's military dictatorship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Asbeg
CAST:  Walter Casagrande Júnior  •  Sócrates  •  Marcelo Rubens Paiva  •  Marcelo Tas

Brazilian soccer players Sócrates, Casagrande and Vladimir lead a historic movement in sports by adopting a democracy within their team, making a statement against the country's military dictatorship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Asbeg
CAST:  Walter Casagrande Júnior  •  Sócrates  •  Marcelo Rubens Paiva  •  Marcelo Tas

Dossiê Jango (2013)

João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1, 1964. After that, Jango lived in exile in Argentina, where he died in 1976. The circumstances of his death in the neighboring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo Henrique Fontenelle
CAST:  João Goulart  •  Carlos Diegues  •  Carlos Heitor Cony  •  Leonel Brizola

João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1, 1964. After that, Jango lived in exile in Argentina, where he died in 1976. The circumstances of his death in the neighboring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paulo Henrique Fontenelle
CAST:  João Goulart  •  Carlos Diegues  •  Carlos Heitor Cony  •  Leonel Brizola

O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio (1984)

Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of his formation as a public figure, from his childhood as a mill boy to the final stage, with his famous campaign for the democratic restoration of the country. At this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Carvalho
CAST:  Teotônio Vilela  •  Leonel Brizola  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Carlos Castello Branco

Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of his formation as a public figure, from his childhood as a mill boy to the final stage, with his famous campaign for the democratic restoration of the country. At this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Carvalho
CAST:  Teotônio Vilela  •  Leonel Brizola  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Carlos Castello Branco

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DIRECTION:  Maria Letícia
CAST:  Rosamaria Murtinho  •  Ida Gomes  •  Tessy Callado  •  Maria Letícia

O Velho - A História de Luiz Carlos Prestes (1997)

Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toni Venturi
CAST:  Paulo José  •  Luís Carlos Prestes  •  Fernando Gabeira  •  Ferreira Gullar

Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toni Venturi
CAST:  Paulo José  •  Luís Carlos Prestes  •  Fernando Gabeira  •  Ferreira Gullar

Darcy, um Brasileiro (2013)

Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia seeks to expose a bit of his personality with testimonials from friends, collaborators and speeches by Darcy himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Maia
CAST:  Darcy Ribeiro  •  Ferreira Gullar  •  João Goulart  •  Leonel Brizola

Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia seeks to expose a bit of his personality with testimonials from friends, collaborators and speeches by Darcy himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Maia
CAST:  Darcy Ribeiro  •  Ferreira Gullar  •  João Goulart  •  Leonel Brizola

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho (2022)

A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Bronz
CAST:  Beth Carvalho  •  Zeca Pagodinho  •  Mário Lago  •  Elizeth Cardoso

A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Bronz
CAST:  Beth Carvalho  •  Zeca Pagodinho  •  Mário Lago  •  Elizeth Cardoso