Clóvis Bornay

Hayali bir Latin Amerika ülkesinde, Eldorado’da, idealist ve anarşist şair ve gazeteci Paulo Martins, halk yardakçısı vali Felipe Viera ve muhafazakâr cumhurbaşkanı Porfirio Diaz’a karşı mücadele eder ve devrimciler tarafından desteklenir. Bir tarafta egemen olanlar, toprak sahipleri, ekonomik ya da siyasal gücü ele geçirenler, öte yanda da ezilenler, yanıltılan, sömürülen, boyun eğen ya da başkaldıranlar... Brezilya’da 1964 Martında ordu solcu başkanı devirip diktatörlük kurduktan birkaç yıl sonra (1967) çekilmiş olan “Trans Halindeki Ülke”, böyle bir darbe hiç direnişle karşılaşmadan, nasıl bu kadar çabuk yerleşebilir mi diyor acaba?

The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil.

A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown.

Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations and political alienation.

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.