Paulo Cesar Pinheiro

Palavra (En)Cantada

Helena Solberg

Adriana Calcanhotto, Arnaldo Antunes

Palavra (En)Cantada makes a journey in the history of the Brazilian songbook with a look at the relationship between poetry and music, sewing testimonials of great names of our culture, musical performances and amazing research of images.

Paulo César Pinheiro - Letra e Alma

Cleisson Vidal, Andrea Prates

Paulo Cesar Pinheiro

A prolific composer and one of the most celebrated poets in Brazilian music, Paulo César Pinheiro is the author of Canto das Três Raças and O Poder da Criação, among other samba, samba-enredo and song classics. Partner of Baden Powell, Tom Jobim and Edu Lobo, was created by Elis Regina, Clara Nunes and Maria Bethânia. Here, sitting on his couch, he reflects on human nature and leads a journey that evokes and involves big names in MPB, covering half a century of music, from the height of the festival era to the period of protest songs against the military dictatorship.

Vento Bravo

Regina Zappa, Beatriz Thielmann

Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo

O Samba é Meu Dom

Cristiano Abud

Wilson das Neves, Chico Buarque

Between 2009 and 2012, filmmaker Cristiano Abud’s team followed the Brazilian samba musician Wilson das Neves. The result is this documentary, which recaptures the trajectory of Wilson, considered the greatest samba drummer of the 20th century.