José Policena

In 19th century Brazil, young people in the State of São Paulo fight against black slavery and the farmers who support it. Against this...

Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun...

This story begins with Marcelo's funeral. His family, his fiancée Lúcia and three suspicious men are the only people accompanying the...

Two robbers flee to Brazil with a cabaret singer after robbing a bank.

Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair...

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much...

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Two truck drivers work on Brazilian roads.

Maos Sangrentas translates to Bloody Hands in English, and that's just what this gruesome Brazilian melodrama delivers. The story begins when a gang...

A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to...

A large protest march of escaped slaves is an episode in the history of Chico Bondade and Boaventura, who had already become legendary for their...

Disagreements between brothers and marital infidelity are just some of the consequences that the discovery of a valuable diamond causes.

The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of...

Single retired civil servant decides to return to his hometown to meet his first and only love. But the woman he finds is just a spectre of his...

A young woman from the countryside comes to Rio to try to be a theater star with the support of a friend, but to achieve what she wants, she ends up...