João Ramiro Mello Movies

In rural Brazil, villagers battle wealthy land barons for the sake of their own survival.

Oral memory, artists from the region and expressions of popular culture tell stories about Vila Boa, in Goiás, and its transformations over...

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...

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"...

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...

After escaping from a penitentiary, six women begin a trail of passion and death in the search for survival.

Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of his formation as a public figure, from his...

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...

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

Documentary short about Brazilian medium Chico Xavier.

Brazilian intelligence agent finds and pursues Nazi war fugitives hiding in Brazil.

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

Otavio has to find and marry Madame Bettina's daughter if he wants to inherit her fortune.

The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and...