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Uma avenida chamada Brasil

Octavio Bezerra, 1988

Documentary about the avenue (Avenida Brasil) that is the main access to Rio de Janeiro, crossing very poor and violent suburbs.

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Må jeg se dine papirer

Frode Højer Pedersen

Olivia was 15 years old when she had Renato. Today, 12 years on, she is dead. Renato lives on the streets of Rio de Janeiro with his grandmother and deaf-mute uncle, whom he helps sell flowers in the streets.

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Balomania

Sissel Morell Dargis, 2023

BALOMANIA takes us deep into the heart of Brazil's favelas, where a secret society of giant hot air balloon makers risk everything to create and fly their illegal masterpieces, hoping to "paint the sky" with their vibrant colors. Despite being labeled as delinquents and dangerous by the authorities, these 'baloeiros' are akin to street artists, operating in secrecy while bringing joy to their communities and evading government threats and bounty hunters.
Under the exclusive guidance of legendary ‘baloeiros’, film director Sissel shares her remarkable initiation into the balloon brotherhood, where the art of launching monumental silk paper creations becomes an act of social redemption and of collective dreaming.