Tamara Taxman

Macabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time she listens to time Radio Station; on Sundays she likes to ride the subways. She describes herself saying, "I am a typist and a virgin, and I like Coca-Cola." Then she meets Olimpico, a north-easterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a Congressman. (imdb)

Prostitute, longing for a better life, follows a man who works as cargo loader in the Santos harbour. But he turns into a criminal, and together they lead an unlawful life, surrounded by the amoral world of thieves, drunkards, gigolos, hookers and sailors. (imdb)

Adventurer travels by train through the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, meeting old and new lovers and remembers love-affairs of his youth. (imdb)

Young guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. Naturally, he is faced with many adversities along the way. (imdb)

Successful businessman Trevor McCabe finds himself in a romantic quandary with three women, leading to his involvement in embezzlement and murder. (imdb)