Brazil
Stillness Spotify
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
release date Jan. 1, 1971 publisher: © 1971 A&M Records, Under Exclusive License to Concord Music Group, Inc. / ℗ 1971 A&M Records, Under Exclusive License to Concord Music Group, Inc.
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Cidade de Deus
8.7 (14 ratings) director: Fernando Meirelles actor: Alexandre Rodrigues / Leandro Firmino
other title: Cidade de Deus / La Cité de Dieu
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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O Agente Secreto
8.2 (25 ratings) director: Kleber Mendonça Filho actor: Wagner Moura / Carlos Francisco
other title: L'agente segreto / O Agente Secreto
In 1977 Recife, Marcelo, a technology expert in his early forties, returns in the midst of Carnaval to reunite with his son and plot a dangerous escape under the ever-watchful eyes of Brazil’s repressive military regime.
Africa Brasil Spotify
Jorge Ben Jor
release date Jan. 1, 1976 publisher: Universal
Oct. 1, 2025 listened
Jorge's experimentation combining Afro-Brazilian and Afro-US musical styles. With standout tracks like _Taj Mahal_, _Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)_ and for me, _Xica da Silva_.
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