
João Donato
Actor · 1934 – 2023 · Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
João Donato de Oliveira Neto (Rio Branco, August 17, 1934 – Rio de Janeiro, July 17, 2023) was a Brazilian pianist, accordionist, arranger, singer, and composer.
Movies8
Movie6.5AnimationDramaNew York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
They Shot the Piano Player
2023 · 42 votes
Movie6.2DocumentaryMusicWhere are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova and last great musical legend of our time, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not been seen in public for decades. Fischer described his journey in a book, Hobalala, but committed suicide one week before it was published. By taking up Marc Fischer's quest, following his steps one by one, thanks to all the clues he left us, we pursue João Gilberto to understand the history, the very soul and essence of Bossa Nova. But who can tell whether we will meet him or not?
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
2018 · 15 votes
Movie7.5MusicDocumentaryDocumentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005 · 4 votes
MovieDocumentary
Movie10.0DocumentaryMusicSinger, composer, actor and painter, Dorival Caymmi was a multiple artist, but what they may not know is his pioneering work in introducing candomblé into Brazilian popular music. Recreating in a poetic way concepts present in Caymmi's work and life, the documentary revelation of the artist from his own lines, mined in old magazines.
Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
2019 · 1 votes
MovieFeaturing images from concerts that marked the history of Brazilian music and interviews with major personalities, Nana Caymmi, one of the greatest artists of Brazilian popular music, has her story analyzed and revisited. The ex-wife of Gilberto Gil, muse of Milton Nascimento, and daughter of Dorival Caymmi, Nana is considered by many journalists to be "the singer of singers," and the leading names of the era attempt to explain why.
Movie6.5DocumentaryA documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.
Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
1983 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryMusicA prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal diaries and testimonies, this documentary reveals his influence and the artistic conflicts of an avant-garde artist in the golden age of Brazilian radio.
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
2020 · 1 votes
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TV9.5DocumentaryNara Leão revolutionized Brazilian music, broke prejudices, confronted the military dictatorship, opened paths for women. All this without changing the tone of her voice.
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
2022 · 4 votes
TVRealityChico & Caetano
1986
TV7.2DocumentaryA four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.
O Nome Dela é Gal
2017 · 4 votes