Humberto Mauro

The short illustrates a Brazilian folk song in which a being or entity is always predating another being, but is in its turn predated by some other animal, until the circle closes. It begins like this: an old woman is quietly weaving and a fly disturbs her; a spider eats the fly; a mouse eats the spider; a cat chases the mouse and so on... (imdb)

The Armada of Pedro Álvares Cabral discovers Brazil. (imdb)

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 sort of engagement with Roberto... (imdb)

A man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. After being acquitted, he moves to the country, where he falls in love with an innocent girl. (imdb)

Early film from Humberto Mauro.

The young Luís Soares is sent to Rio de Janeiro by his industrial parents to study. In his job as plant manager in the big city, he falls in love with the daughter of the owner. Enciumado, the former manager, writes anonymous letters to the owner which betray the love of his daughter for Luís. Not wanting the marriage, the owner removes the young man from the plant, but during a party, the two fall in love again ...

Coronel Januário's daughter, Maria Fausta, is having a secret affair with João Galdino. While her father is engaged in his political campaign for mayor of the city, the couple disappear. Galdino, an accordionist who is secretly in love with her, goes looking for them. (imdb)

Lelita, a rich young lady, is courted by Paulo, her cousin, but she has reason to believe he is also having na affair with Lelita's sister, which causes jealousy trouble, until all becomes clear and true love prevails.

The decadence of old sugar-cane mills in Brazil, giving way to modern industrial technologies. (imdb)

A young widow admirer of art purchase a ceramic and delivery to the work of a skilled craftsman. But he falls for the woman and breaks her current dating, to the dismay of former father in law.

Based on the play by Martins Penna, the story evolves around a man who, disguised as Judas on the Holy Saturday, listen to the people's secrets around him.

Princess Elizabeth is shown almost as a pure saint or a fairy, what is reinforced by the almost magical way she is introduced to scene. Besides not forgiving slavery dark times, it shows beautiful images, very well filmed.