Oscar Niemeyer
Actor · 1907 – 2012 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oscar Niemeyer was a renowned Brazilian architect, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern architecture. He was best known for his use of abstract forms and curves, innovative use of reinforced concrete, and a departure from the rigid geometries of earlier modernist architects. He was a pioneer in exploring the aesthetic possibilities of modern materials and construction techniques. Niemeyer played a central role in the design of Brasília the city specially designed, planned, and built to be the capital of Brazil, which was inaugurated in 1960. Niemeyer designed many of the city's iconic buildings, including the National Congress, the Cathedral of Brasília, and the Palácio da Alvorada.
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Movie6.3DocumentaryDocumentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and humiliation they suffered in the process.
Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra
1990 · 3 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
Movie6.9DocumentaryA documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations towards a just Brazil, and the ways he tried to help that along in his spectacular and beautiful buildings.
Movie10.0MusicDocumentaryThe documentary "Chico e as Cidades" was directed by José Henrique Fonseca in 2001 and re-released by Biscoito Fino in June 2009 with three previously unreleased extras: Cecília's music video and takes of the songs "Injuriado" and "Futures Amantes." The DVD was made from the show "As Cidades" – premiered by Chico in 1999, based on the repertoire from the album of the same name. However, far from being a video version of the show, it is a documentary that covers various themes from the composer's life and work, as well as special appearances by Maria Bethânia, Jamelão, Oscar Niemeyer, Tostão, and the Velha Guarda da Mangueira.
Chico e as Cidades
1999 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryBrascuba
1987 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryDramaMixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.
Movie7.0DocumentaryThe story of the University of Brasília, since it was only a project in Darcy Ribeiro's head until the fateful events in August 1968 when its campus was invaded by the police, during the military dictatorship, thus putting an end to its independence.
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
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Movie5.0"Zanine, Ser do Arquitetar" portrays the life, thought and achievements of José Zanine Caldas - a self-taught architect of projection in the 60s, of salutary, brilliant and humanitarian work. It is a document about the thought and look of a simple man, yet sophisticated in his art, who was ahead of his time.
Zanine, Ser do Arquitetar
2016 · 1 votes
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Movie7.3DocumentaryChronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.
O Velho - A História de Luiz Carlos Prestes
The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes
1997 · 6 votes
MovieDocumentaryA modernist capital, from the geological formation of the Central Plateau to the present day, passing through the saga of its construction. Brasília is the result of a genius generation that wished to recreate Brazil, then still archaic, slave and colonial, in a modern, authentic and utopian Brazil.
Movie7.0DocumentaryLucio Costa is one of the rare personalities in the history of Brazil who allows him to cross his individual history with nation-building in a very natural and open way. The documentary narrates, through the trajectory of the architect and urban planner Lucio Costa, the process of "formation" of modern Brazilian architecture.
O Risco: Lúcio Costa e a Utopia Moderna
2002 · 1 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryA documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
Urbanized
2011 · 85 votes
MovieThe first images of the new capital of Brazil, Brasília!
MovieDocumentaryJorge Bodanzy appeals to the emotional memories of the period he spent studying at the University of Brasilia to show us a tableau of youth in the 1960s, with their dreams and expectations, their hardships, and interrupted projects.
Utopia, Distopia
2020
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O Universo Graciliano
2014 · 1 votes