Waldir Onofre Movies

Romantic biography of Maria Bonita, daughter of a poor farmer who was kidnapped by Lampião and became his lover.

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

During a showing of rare Afro-Brazilian Cinema films at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, actor/filmmaker Zózimo...

An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an...

A true friendship develops between Jojô, a prostitute Rosa, and the young Eduardo, who survive on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Everything...

Unhappy with what he'd got from life, Pedro Diabo becomes a dread outlaw, whom the police is looking for. In his life of crime, he has the love and...

After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative engagement with literature that was the wellspring of...

In the late 19th century, Jesuíno Brilhante swears to avenge his cousin, the republican and abolitionist Botelho, who was killed by powerful...

A jaded reporter used to making up sensationalist headlines gets in trouble when real criminals come after him.

A documentary short on Rio de Janeiro's district known as "Little Africa", shot on location, in which children and elders talk about the place's...