Oswaldo Sampaio

Fictionalized version of the life of Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935), who wrote the song "Tico-Tico no Fubá" that became an international hit in the 1940s. (imdb)

Catito, a clown, manages to flee a forced marriage, by hiding inside Dr. Cláudio's car trunk. In Rio de Janeiro, his host forces him to impersonate the famous painter Picanssô, to impress his girlfriend Sílvia's friends. She's a socialite whose main interest is her own social projection.

Brazilian representation of the truck driver in the cinema. The daily life, the view from inside the truck, life on the road and arrivals at home.

In the last years of slavery, the names of Boaventura (Paulo Goulart) and Chico Bondade (Pelé) were considered legends in the campaign for the abolition of slavery in Brazil. Boaventura is a courageous abolitionist student who infiltrated the farms to indoctrinate the slaves and help them in a mass escape. Chico Bondade is a slave determined to lead a protest march of escaped slaves against the situation of his companions.