Lucy de Carvalho

This film captures the criminal behavior of two young Copacabana thugs (the "cafajestes"). The two plan a blackmail coup against a rich old man, using nude pictures of a lady on a deserted beach. But things don't always happen as planned. (imdb)

A denunciation of exploitation and the superstition that helps maintain it; an exploration of 'macumba', the mixture of Christianity and African tribal religion whose superstition aids the successful subjugation and exploitation of the fishermen in the Bahia province. (timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/67393/Barravento.html)

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