Rui Ricardo Diaz

Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, "Side by Side" focuses on two women of different origins and social classes. The brave Isabel, daughter of a former slave and in love with the capoeira player Zé Maria; and Laura, descendant from a wealthy family and destined to an undesired marriage to Edgar. In addition to an unshakable friendship, the two share the same purpose in life: the conquest of freedom in the conservative society of Rio de Janeiro of the early 20th century.

The Sabino Machado family, their slaves and entourage spend years frozen in the ocean after a shipwreck in 1886. They wake up gradually, one by one, and must learn to deal with the technology and the human idiosyncrasies of the present times. Among cultural and temporal shocks, "the frozen ones" encounter improbable friendships, romances and greedy people, while fighting prejudices that not even time was able to eradicate.

Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His business skills and leadership abilities draw the attention of Morello, a federal police officer with a self-destructive behavior who sees in Evandro a worthy enemy. Two strategists that share the love for danger. The hunt down begins.

Due to a rare phenomenon, a woman finds herself pregnant with twins by two men. Over time, she strives to keep her family united — and her secrets hidden.

'Second Call' focuses on the resilience stories of teachers and students in a complex public education system. After some time off from teaching, Lúcia Helena returns to the classroom, now giving night classes to teenagers and adults. Along with other three teachers and the principal, she faces institutional adversities and the lack of appreciation without flinching. The conflicts involve both the faculty and the student body and, in this scenario, Education emerges as a hope, reminding everyone that it is never too late to have a second chance.

Mika is a stripper trying to rebuild her life after a troubled and mysterious past. She goes to work in the bustling Rua Augusta, in São Paulo, where she is a dancer at Boate Love and has fun at night club Hell. On one of these nights, the young woman's fate intersects with that of a powerful businessman's son, which changes her life forever.

Twelve people are confined together in an abandoned maximum security prison in the middle of the Amazon forest, and end up having to fight for their lives against unknown creatures and supernatural odds.

When a renowned criminal lawyer sees one of the people she loves most become a victim of the Brazilian penitentiary system, she must decide whether to cross the line that separates her between looking for justice or committing an unforgivable crime.

The story of two mothers in search for justice after a police invasion in their community led to a tragedy that changed the lives of these two families forever. On one hand, Rita deals with the death of her youngest son, Sushi. On the other, Edna, the mother of police officer Digão, faces the consequences of her son's actions during the operation.

In the mid 90s, Luís Cláudio Freitas is forecast as the great promise of the Brazilian boxing. His younger brother, Acelino "Popó" Freitas is new in the career so nobody takes him seriously.

Luca is a boxer who discovers the art of fighting on the streets of Salvador. But living in this underworld will not be an easy task. He has to deal with Mãe Rosana, who is capable of anything to achieve her goals.

A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.

After leading a failed operation, a policewoman under a death threat leaves São Paulo in search of safety and to reconnect with her daughter, who works as a doctor for a non-governmental organization and was kidnapped in the interior of Pará by illegal gold miners.

Murilo, a grieving musician, falls for Marlene, a nurse trapped in an abusive relationship with criminal Sapinho. Their fates intertwine with Luciana, a vengeful cop, and Ivan, a lawyer with hidden motives, as five lives collide on an irreversible path.

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in Brazilian history.

Corporal Rosinha is accused of killing a boy during a police roundup in a local high school and the population is outraged. Rosinha's wife, Heloísa of the bakery, tries to find out the truth about what happened.

Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia (Nanda Costa). After the birth of his son and his wife's health complications, he decides to return to the road to ensure a better future for his son. He has a friend in Rio de Janeiro and with him leaves the little one and heads to Brazil. He didn't imagine that this distance between them would develop into a complicated relationship, enhanced by the strong personalities of both. Based on conversations between father and son, this is the story of Luiz Gonzaga, a singer and accordion player known as Rei do Baião or Gonzagão.

São Paulo is a complex city. So complex, that when stories based on true elements mix with fiction, it's hard to know which is which.

Based on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth". Elias is a successful executive who works in the second largest private bank in Brazil. One day, Elias meets a mysterious woman who claims to be able to predict his future and says he will become vice president that day and the next day, he will become president of the Bank. The wheel of fortune is bound activated and a series of murders is committed by Elias and his wife Clara, leaving a trail of blood on his way to power and making them executioners and victims of their own destinies.

Following in his deceased brother's footsteps, power-hungry drug lord Evandro embarks on a ruthless rise to power in Brazil's crime-ridden favelas. Evandro's ascension puts him on a collision course with Victor, a reckless detective with nothing to lose.

The story of Helena, a recently graduated attorney who works as a public defender of children and adolescents in the courts of the city of Santos, Brazil, and her brother, the teenager Caio, who will commit a serious crime. De Menor participated in Films in Progress at last year's San Sebastian Festival.

The life and highlights of Marshal Cândido Rondon.