Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

1942-08-07 Santo Amaro, Brazil 161 Credits

Biography

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso, better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since.

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Ritas

Ritas

2025

as Self (archive footage)

9.5
Acting

It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her ability to transform on stage. Rita herself guides...

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

2024

as Self

Acting
Queer

Queer

2024

Songs

6.7

1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small ...

Simbiose

Simbiose

2024

Songs

Transe

Transe

2024

as Caetano

Acting

A threesome that takes place against the backdrop of Brazil's 2018 presidential election. Three young adults in a love triangle seek to understand the...

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos

2024

as Self

Acting

An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song in Brazil and influenced generations of musicians...

Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

2024

9.0
Acting

A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the first per...

Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes

Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes

2024

as Narrator

Acting

The paths that the artist traveled to create two essays that are landmarks of contemporary Brazilian photography.

A Última Vanguarda

A Última Vanguarda

2024

as Self

Acting

70 years ago, a visionary management in education and culture as a political strategy for the dissemination and development of Bahia gave rise to an a...

They Shot the Piano Player

They Shot the Piano Player

2023

as Self (voice)

6.4
Acting

New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist wh...

Môa, Mother Africa Roots

Môa, Mother Africa Roots

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The documentary that began together with Mestre Môa do Katendê before his political murder, tells the life story of this capoeirista and founder of Af...

Grupo Corpo Pela Música

Grupo Corpo Pela Música

2023

Acting

“Grupo Corpo pela Música” is a documentary about the original Brazilian musical production created by the dance group from Minas Gerais over its 45-ye...

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

2023

9.0
Acting

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwar...

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

2022

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and historical context of this composer bo...

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The film is an unprecedented and exclusive testimonial of Maria Bethânia from director and screenwriter Carlos Jardim, interspersed with rare footage ...

Especial Caetano Veloso 80 Anos

Especial Caetano Veloso 80 Anos

2022

as Self

10.0
Acting
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

2021

as Self

5.0
Acting

In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Cor...

Race Antenna

Race Antenna

2020

as Self

8.2
Acting

In 1979, while Brazil was going through the troubled moment of the Amnesty Law, Glauber Rocha directed the program Abertura for TV Tupi, in which he i...

Ney - À Flor da Pele

Ney - À Flor da Pele

2020

as Self

Acting

The impact of Ney Matogrosso's performances on his audience and the reverberation of that impact on Brazilian culture, from the second half of the 20t...

Narcissus Off Duty

Narcissus Off Duty

2020

as Self

6.9
Acting

Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso reflects on his imprisonment in 1968, during the military dictatorship.

Brazil is thee Haiti is (t)here

Brazil is thee Haiti is (t)here

2020

Music

On March 16, 2020, in Brasília, an anonymous and unknown Haitian challenged the head of the nation: “Bolsonaro, it’s over. You are not president anymo...

Caetano Veloso - Live

Caetano Veloso - Live

2020

as Self

Acting
Numéro un - Demis Roussos

Numéro un - Demis Roussos

2020

as Self

Acting
Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa

Mito e Música: A Mensagem de Fernando Pessoa

2019

as Self

Acting

The documentary addresses the project, which took 30 years to complete, about the recording of 44 songs created for each poem in Mensagem, one of Fern...

Orlamundo

Orlamundo

2019

as Self

Acting

Amid the dunes and landscapes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, singer and composer Orlando Morais remembers his trajectory, while receiving i...

Amigo Arrigo

Amigo Arrigo

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The art of Arrigo Barnabé, one of the pillars of the São Paulo experimental music scene during the 80's and author of critically acclaimed albums such...

Fevereiros

Fevereiros

2019

as Self

7.4
Acting

A record on Brazilian samba school Estação Primeira de Mangueira's victory on the 2016 carnaval parade. Mangueira's parade that year was a homage to s...

Antes que Me Esqueçam, Meu Nome É Edy Star

Antes que Me Esqueçam, Meu Nome É Edy Star

2019

as Self

Acting

This documentary is about the artistic trajectory of Edvaldo Souza, aka Edy star, the flamboyant gay singer, actor, dancer, theatrical producer, perfo...

Emicida: 10 Anos de Triunfo - Ao vivo

Emicida: 10 Anos de Triunfo - Ao vivo

2018

as Self

Acting

In his 10-year career, rapper Emicida mixed musical genres, worked with several artists, created projects in honor of other musicians and set up a com...

Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes

Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes

2018

as Self

8.0
Acting

From his origins as a poet to his success as a singer and composer, Arnaldo Antunes revisits the most remarkable moments of his career.

Dê Lembranças a Todos

Dê Lembranças a Todos

2018

as Self

7.0
Acting

Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi composed, sang, wrote, illustrated and thought abou...

Gabeira

Gabeira

2017

as Caetano Veloso

Acting

Documentary about the trajectory of the Brazilian journalist, writer and politician Fernando Gabeira. With testimonies of Armínio Fraga, Aguinaldo Sil...

Tropicália: 50 Anos

Tropicália: 50 Anos

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

2017

as Self

8.0
Acting

The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, ...

Barão Vermelho: Por que a gente é assim?

Barão Vermelho: Por que a gente é assim?

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

A documentary about Barão Vermelho, one of Brazil's most famous rock bands during the 1980s, following its steps through archive footage and interview...

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

2017

as Self

Acting
Jovem aos 50 - A História de Meio Século da Jovem Guarda

Jovem aos 50 - A História de Meio Século da Jovem Guarda

2017

as Self

Acting
Axé: Music of a People

Axé: Music of a People

2017

as Self

7.9
Acting

Originally from Bahia and considered today one of the most globalised musical movements in the world, Axé is a musical rhythm that carries in its esse...

Pitanga

Pitanga

2016

as Self

5.6
Acting

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career span...

Sobre Noiz

Sobre Noiz

2016

as Self

Acting

During the production of his album “Sobre Crianças, Quadris, Pesadelos e Lições de Casa”, rapper and activist Emicida visited several communities to c...

Roberto Carlos e Caetano Veloso - A Música de Tom Jobim

Roberto Carlos e Caetano Veloso - A Música de Tom Jobim

2016

as Self

4.0
Acting
Caetano Veloso - Zii e Zie

Caetano Veloso - Zii e Zie

2016

as Self

Acting
Casa de Samba

Casa de Samba

2016

as Self

Acting
Guitarra Baiana - A Voz do Carnaval

Guitarra Baiana - A Voz do Carnaval

2016

as Self

Acting
Chico: Brazilian Artist

Chico: Brazilian Artist

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.9
Acting

Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular culture. This wealth in music, poems, theater and novels...

Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista

Rogério Duarte, o Tropikaoslista

2015

as Self

5.0
Acting

Rogério Duarte is one of the most important names in Tropicália, a Brazilian cultural movement of the 1960s. The plastic artist was one of the first t...

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

2015

as Self

8.0
Acting
Two Friends, a Century of Music

Two Friends, a Century of Music

2015

as Self

Acting

Two of the biggest names in 20th century pop music together on stage, accompanied by their guitars. In "Two Friends, A Century of Music", Caetano Velo...

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

2015

as Self

Acting

Based on the autobiography of noted music executive André Midani, André Midani — An Insider’s Story of Brazilian Music (2015) explores Brazilian music...

Naked Eye

Naked Eye

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

“Naked Eye” is a film-documentary of long-length of the artistic and existential universe of the singer Ney Matogrosso, which proposes to recreate thr...

Multishow ao Vivo: Caetano Veloso – Abraçaço

Multishow ao Vivo: Caetano Veloso – Abraçaço

2014

as Self

Acting
A Farra do Circo

A Farra do Circo

2013

as Self

9.0
Acting

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.

Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo

Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo

2013

Director

10.0
Directing
Tropicália

Tropicália

2012

as Self

7.1
Acting

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropi...

Music According to Tom Jobim

Music According to Tom Jobim

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Gir...

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

2012

as Self

7.5
Acting

As the world boiled in the rush of Easy Rider bikes, in the frenetic pace of Elvis Presley, in Beatniks poets, in the explosion of counterculture, a b...

Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust

Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust

2012

as Self

5.0
Acting

The film follows the birth of Jorge Mautner up to his 17 years. He was born in Brazil shortly after his parents fled the Holocaust. Raised by a nanny ...

Aperana Street 52

Aperana Street 52

2012

as Self

5.2
Acting

In his film Rua Aperana 52 Júlio Bressane describes the invention of a landscape, the topology of a corner of Rio de Janeiro. The film consists of a s...

Agamenon: The Film

Agamenon: The Film

2012

as Self

2.0
Acting

The trajectory of the clumsy reporter Agamenon Mendes Pereira, always present in key events of history, his biggest scoops and his eternal love for Is...

Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano

Especial: Ivete, Gil e Caetano

2011

as Self

9.3
Acting

Year-end special brought together three interpreters of Brazilian popular music - Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Ivete Sangalo - to honour the Brazi...

Rock Brasília - Era de Ouro

Rock Brasília - Era de Ouro

2011

as Self

7.3
Acting

The story of the young people from Brasília that, led by Renato Russo, after a long journey and many obstacles, sees their dream come true, with the s...

Consideração do Poema

Consideração do Poema

2011

9.0
Acting

Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poetry is read by exponents of Brazilian culture, such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Adriana Calcanhoto, Fernanda Tor...

Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo

Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo

2011

as Self

4.0
Acting

Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Jards Macalé and Jorge Mautner recall important moments during the military dictatorship the befell in Brazil from 1964 ...

A Night in 67

A Night in 67

2010

as Self

6.9
Acting

In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live studio audience, and usually featured a number of eli...

The Well Beloved One

The Well Beloved One

2010

Original Music Composer

6.2

Based on the homonymous work of Dias Gomes , The Well Beloved tells the story of the mayor Paraguassu Odorico, whose primary goal in his administratio...

Intrépida Trupe - Será que o Tempo Realmente Passa?

Intrépida Trupe - Será que o Tempo Realmente Passa?

2010

as Self

Acting

The Intrépida Trupe was created by dance, theater, music and visual arts artists, who had a passion for the circus in common. The documentary tells, t...

Beyond Ipanema

Beyond Ipanema

2009

as Self

Acting

This documentary from filmmaker Guto Barra takes you beyond the 1960s bossa nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema" to explore how samba, Brazilectro and oth...

Wandering Heart

Wandering Heart

2009

as Self

5.0
Acting

Wandering Heart intimately follows Caetano from São Paulo to New York and Japan, during the release of his first album recorded solely in English. It ...

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful phase as leader of the Mutantes, marriage to singer...

Permanent Pan-Cinema

Permanent Pan-Cinema

2008

as Self

Acting

Documentary about Brazilian poet Waly Salomão, for whom life was always a fictional film and poetry was a way to expose any naturalistic pretention. H...

Romance

Romance

2008

Original Music Composer

7.5

During a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Pedro and Ana fall in love. While the characters live an idealized love, the interpreters are l...

Before and After S. Bernardo

Before and After S. Bernardo

2008

as Self

Acting

Extras from the remastered DVD of the film São Bernardo by Leon Hirszman. The process of restoring the film, with testimonials from actors and the fil...

Um Barzinho, Um Violão: Novelas Anos 70

Um Barzinho, Um Violão: Novelas Anos 70

2008

as Self - interpreta Moça

Acting
The Man Who Bottled Clouds

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

2008

as Self

Acting

A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor" — the author o...

Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia

Beth Carvalho Canta o Samba da Bahia

2008

as Self

Acting
Fados

Fados

2007

as Self

7.0
Acting

A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon.

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra

2007

as Self

6.9
Acting

Brazilian singer Rita Lee narrates moments about her life, from her childhood to the meeting with Roberto de Carvalho. The documentary is permeated wi...

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque

2007

as Self

Acting

Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil

2007

as Self

Acting

One of Brazil's most popular contemporary dance ensembles, Grupo Corpo combines Afro-Brazilian movements with ballet and modern dance to create an inn...

Pixote In Memoriam

Pixote In Memoriam

2007

as Self

7.0
Acting

A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981)....

Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda

Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda

2007

as Self

10.0
Acting

A unique and intimate portrait of singer Maria Bethania, that starts at the artist’s 60th birthday, celebrated during a concert in El Salvador and a M...

Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This

Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This

2007

Music

7.0

During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house ...

Jorge Ben Jor - Energia

Jorge Ben Jor - Energia

2007

10.0
Acting
O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento

O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento

2006

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the 68-generation, told through the story of the newspaper “O Sol”, one of the first vehicles of the alternative Brazilian press, pr...

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

2006

7.0
Acting

The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpre...

Fabricating Tom Zé

Fabricating Tom Zé

2006

as Self

4.0
Acting

The life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary shows a de...

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

2006

as Self

Acting

Afroreggae Cultural Group DVD containing a concert and a documentary about the group's social and cultural work at the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius de Moraes

2005

as Self - Singer 'Poema dos Olhos da Amada'

6.2
Acting

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above...

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume

2005

as Self

7.2
Acting

Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and famous family.

Two Sons of Francisco

Two Sons of Francisco

2005

Original Music Composer

6.8

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to mak...

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Universal Music) meets in three nights to protest aga...

My Uncle Killed a Guy

My Uncle Killed a Guy

2004

Music Director

6.1
Directing

Éder is arrested after confessing the murder of a man. Duca, his nephew, is sure that his uncle confessed the crime to protect his girlfriend, Soraya,...

Eros

Eros

2004

Main Title Theme Composer, Theme Song Performance

5.7

A three-part anthology about love and sexuality: a menage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman on the coast of Tuscany; an advertising executive...

The Miracle of Candeal

The Miracle of Candeal

2004

as Self

5.2
Acting

The story of the Candeal favela in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, where musician Carlinhos Brown carries out social and cultural initiatives that protect ...

Welcome to São Paulo

Welcome to São Paulo

2004

as Narrator

5.6
Acting

All the feature is given prestige to by the narration in Caetano Veloso's voice, that also signs one of the segments of the project. São Paulo is the ...

Welcome to São Paulo

Welcome to São Paulo

2004

Director

5.6
Directing

All the feature is given prestige to by the narration in Caetano Veloso's voice, that also signs one of the segments of the project. São Paulo is the ...

MPB dos Tempos da Repressão

MPB dos Tempos da Repressão

2004

as Self

Acting
O Baú do Raul - Uma Homenagem a Raul Seixas

O Baú do Raul - Uma Homenagem a Raul Seixas

2004

as Self

7.0
Acting

O Baú do Raul é o mais novo título do Multishow ao Vivo - uma parceria do canal com a gravadora Som Livre e Kika Seixas. Gravado no último mês de agos...

Heliorama

Heliorama

2004

as Self

Acting

A collage of newsreels, trailers, clips and other visionary and unseen fragments of sight and sound regarding the late plastic artist Helio Oititica.

Miguel's Destiny

Miguel's Destiny

2004

as Garçom

Acting

This beloved Brazilian parody of Shakespeare in Love tells the story of Miguel's relentless furiculite. For better or worse, it is his aim to conquer ...

Lisbela and the Prisoner

Lisbela and the Prisoner

2003

Music

7.8

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as maste...

Caetano Veloso – Un Caballero De Fina Estampa

Caetano Veloso – Un Caballero De Fina Estampa

2003

as Self

Acting
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought

Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought

2003

as Self

Acting

Life and legacy of Agostinho da Silva. Traversing the biographical journey, the life and work of the Luso-Brazilian philosopher, this work has testim...

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros

2003

as Self

7.5
Acting

Almost thirty years after the first reunion of Doces Bárbaros (four of Brazil's major popular music stars: Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and...

Talk to Her

Talk to Her

2002

as Singer at Party

7.6
Acting

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico

2002

as Self

Acting

Documentary about amazing Brazilian musician Rogério Duprat, main orchestrator of Tropicália, his rehearsals with Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil...

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

2002

as Self

Acting

Tempo Rei is the first audiovisual record of Gilberto Gil's vast work, celebrating the artist's thirty-year career, celebrated in 1996. Gil recalls hi...

Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino

Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino

2002

as Self

Acting

A movie about Banda de Ipanema, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most traditional Carnaval blocks, and its founder Albino Pinheiro.

Caetano Veloso: Noites do Norte – Ao Vivo

Caetano Veloso: Noites do Norte – Ao Vivo

2002

as Self

Acting

Registro ao vivo da turnê de Noites do Norte, este DVD traz o cantor e compostor baiano em sua melhor forma. Sucessos de carreira como Trem das Cores ...

Samba Riachão

Samba Riachão

2001

as Self

Acting

Documentary about samba musician from Bahia Clementino Rodrigues, aka Riachão.

Brazil's Maria Bethânia

Brazil's Maria Bethânia

2001

as Self

Acting

This is a journey of friendship, an Argentinian is going to rediscover his continent while searching for his friend from Bahia. And while the work, th...

Rita Lee: 3001

Rita Lee: 3001

2001

Acting
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste

Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste

2001

Acting

A documentary on the amazing Brazilian music movement known as Tropicália.

Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet

Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet

2000

as Self

Acting

The Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet concert took place on June 6, 2000, in support of a number of charities to benefit children in Cambodia...

Orfeu

Orfeu

1999

as Cantor

5.4
Acting

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood...

Orfeu

Orfeu

1999

Music

5.4

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood...

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

1996

as Self

Acting

Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings ...

Tieta of Agreste

Tieta of Agreste

1996

Original Music Composer

7.0

After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.

The Mandarin

The Mandarin

1995

as Lamartine Babo

4.5
Acting

The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, wit...

The Quartet

The Quartet

1995

Original Music Composer

6.3

The story of two immigrant couples: Teresa and Angelo; Pierina and Massimo. While fighting for survival in the new world, the unexpected love of Massi...

Rio's Love Song

Rio's Love Song

1994

Music

6.3

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highw...

Les Yeux au Plafond

1993

Music

A young man who has just experienced a breakup makes a variety of encounters throughout a day.

Circuladô

1992

Acting
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

1992

as Self

Acting

A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to...

A Embaixatriz do Samba

A Embaixatriz do Samba

1991

as Self

7.0
Acting
Sermões

Sermões

1989

6.4
Acting

Based upon the life story of Father Antonio Vieira, born in Lisbon in 1608 and deceased in Salvador, Bahia, in 1697. He's considered the first Brazili...

Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion

Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion

1987

as Self

Acting

Gilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on brazilian music and vision of the black people.

Talking Cinema

Talking Cinema

1986

as Self / Singer "Língua"

4.0
Acting

A fragmented style, patchwork of interviews with Caetano Veloso's friends, mixed with conversations, thoughts, scenes of dance and literature excerpts...

Talking Cinema

Talking Cinema

1986

Writer, Producer, Music Director

4.0
Writing Producing Directing

A fragmented style, patchwork of interviews with Caetano Veloso's friends, mixed with conversations, thoughts, scenes of dance and literature excerpts...

New Wave

New Wave

1984

as Caetano Veloso

5.7
Acting

This erotic and anarchist dramatic comedy brings together stories about the female players of a newly formed football team, who are forced to deal wit...

Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família

Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família

1983

as Self

5.0
Acting

A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.

Tabu

Tabu

1983

as Lamartine Babo

6.1
Acting

The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de...

Corações a Mil

Corações a Mil

1983

3.8
Acting

University teacher investigates the life of a famous Brazilian musician, trying to discover the secret of mass communication through his songs and per...

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: O Circo

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: O Circo

1982

Acting
Índia, a Filha do Sol

Índia, a Filha do Sol

1982

Music

4.6

A military man picks up a Native Brazilian woman and heads to a gold panning site where he has undisclosed business to attend to.

The King of the Candle

The King of the Candle

1982

5.4
Acting

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are ...

Brasil

Brasil

1981

as Self

7.5
Acting

João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his album Brasil.

O Mundo Mágico dos Trapalhões

O Mundo Mágico dos Trapalhões

1981

as Self

4.7
Acting

Compilation of some of the best moments in the career of Brazilian comedy group "Os Trapalhões", with scenes from their previous films, also telling t...

Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

1980

as Self

Acting

The life and work of Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet Chico Buarque de Hollanda.

Fênix

Fênix

1980

as Self

Acting
HO

HO

1979

as Self

5.2
Acting

An experimental film on Brazilian avant-garde artist Helio Oiticica and his works, especially the Parangolés.

Lady on the Bus

Lady on the Bus

1978

Original Music Composer

5.5

Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through he...

Os Doces Bárbaros

Os Doces Bárbaros

1977

as Self

7.7
Acting

The film records the commemorative tour of the ten years of the career of the Bahia singers Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia and Gal Costa...

Conteúdo Zero, um Filme para Desentendidos

Conteúdo Zero, um Filme para Desentendidos

1974

as Self

Acting

Loucura e Cultura

1973

as Self

Acting

Documentary with fragments and records about the boundaries between art and counterculture, based on a debate held at the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de...

Saint Bernard

Saint Bernard

1972

Original Music Composer

7.6

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to hi...

The Demiurge

The Demiurge

1972

as Demiurgo

5.7
Acting

A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A fable-musical-ph...

Semana de Arte Moderna

Semana de Arte Moderna

1972

as himself

Acting
The Heirs

The Heirs

1970

5.8
Acting

An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.

O Tempo e o Som

O Tempo e o Som

1970

as Self

10.0
Acting
Meu Nome é Gal

Meu Nome é Gal

1970

Original Music Composer

7.5

Gal Costa in her privacy. Unkempt hair, colorful clothes, many necklaces and rings, she and the streets of downtown Rio. She laughs a lot, gestures an...

Bahia, For Example

Bahia, For Example

1969

as Self

8.0
Acting

Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts and honors the Bahian culture.

Contestação

1969

Songs

7.5

A short film produced between September and October of 1969, during the course of the Brazilian military dictatorship. It's authorship remained anonym...

Copacabana Fools Me

Copacabana Fools Me

1969

Original Music Composer

7.0

Marquinhos is in his early 20s and lives in Copacabana with his petits bourgeois parents and older brother. He doesn't have a job, he doesn't go to sc...

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1968

Music

A Última Ceia Segundo Ziraldo

A Última Ceia Segundo Ziraldo

1968

Acting
Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring

Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring

1967

Original Music Composer

6.6

In the village of Leva-e-Traz, the discovery of a oil field is responsible for a mass evasion of the townspeople. Left are the old and incapable for t...

Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show

Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show

1966

as Self

6.7
Acting

Documentary about Maria Bethânia, at the very beginning of her career as a singer, when she arrived in Rio da Bahia to replace Nara Leão in the show O...

The Dare

The Dare

1965

Songs

7.7

Passively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in Brazil in the 60s, a journalist gets into a personal crisis, aggravated by his lov...

Viramundo

Viramundo

1965

Original Music Composer

8.4

Viramundo shows the saga of the northeastern migrants that arrive in São Paulo, beginning with a train arriving and ending with a train leaving São Pa...

Caetano Veloso in Bahia

N/A

Acting