Ruth de Souza Movies

Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the story of the interracial love between the...

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the...

A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.

Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational...

In a desolate area of Brazilian mountainside, cut off from civilization, an old miner discovers a king-size diamond that he puts in his pocket rather...

Passionate about the magic of cinema and historically imposed on a place of invisibility, prejudices and stereotypes, how can women challenge, break...

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...

Interviews and performances with black women on film, theater and television who narrate their lives, careers, discrimination and struggles in the...

A young woman, victim of violence, takes refuge with an old sailor.

In 19th century Brazil, young people in the State of São Paulo fight against black slavery and the farmers who support it. Against this...

What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? ‘Pressed, Ripped Apart’ makes...

A girl goes from a favela to the luxurious scenarios of the international singing industry

Stories of black women who, thanks to the relentless toil of their mothers, were able to attend school and retrace the paths treaded by their...