Movies Similar to Cuceteiras VII: "Cucesniff?"

Carnaval(2021)

Digital influencer Nina finds out about her boyfriend's betrayal and ends the relationship. So, she decides to travel with her friends to Salvador and enjoy the city's Carnival. During this period, they gain more followers and learn the true meaning of friendship.

Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano(2011)

A panorama of Brazilian popular music from the 60s and 70s through the musical group Novos Baianos. A retrospective of the community lifestyle adopted by its members and the influence inherited from singer João Gilberto.

Tererê Não Resolve(1938)

Apaixonados: O Filme(2016)

Three couples meet in the middle of Carnival, trying to get together in the midst of various conflicts that have the biggest party in Brazil as a scenario - and often as a cause.

Los pueblos dormidos (por la Quebrada de Humahuaca)(1947)

Documentary about the kolla people living in North Western Argentina.

Sou Carnaval de São Salvador(2019)

82 Minutos(2015)

Nossa Escola de Samba(1965)

A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

Deixa O Samba Me Levar(2025)

Carnaval Claudia Leitte: We Can Do It!(2021)

Biografía de un carnaval(1983)

Donaire y Esplendor(2017)

In the traditional carnival of the small town called Las Tablas, there are two rival streets: Up Street and Down Street. A young couple, after an unexpected encounter at the airport, fall hopelessly in love.

Sonho de um Carnaval(2003)

Het Geheim van Carnaval(2023)

Nao ’t Zuuje(2018)

Vivencial I(1974)

Short by Jomard Muniz de Britto

Today I Will Only Come Home Tomorrow(2024)

Each person is a Carnival and Marina knows which one she is. On the slopes of Olinda she seeks the ecstasy of carnival revelry, the music, the shouting, the heat, the joy, the love. Her journey is seen through the eyes of ten different characters, and for each of them a director lends their artistic view. But in the midst of so many people, marching bands, encounters and misencounters, how can we find Carnival?

Cesta za tancem(2021)

Alegria, Viva o Bloco Não é Não(2024)

É o Boi(2024)

"É o Boi" is a documentary that narrates the origins, portrays the present and discusses the perspectives of carnival in the city of Porto Ferreira/SP. Celebrating a tradition that already is already 90 years old, the film is mainly made up of images taken during the Porto Ferreira's carnival and interviews with people who fight daily to keep this unique and at the same time typically Brazilian cultural manifestation alive. Made over almost a decade, "É o Boi" also portrays critical moments of this carnival in the countryside of São Paulo, including disagreements with public authorities that almost led to the carnival being banned and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the organization of celebrations.