Movies Similar to São Paulo - Retratos do Mundo

MC Daleste Por Todas as Quebradas(2023)

In the year that marks 10 years since MC Daleste's murder, Sobre Funk produced an exclusive documentary about the artist's history and impact on the Brazilian music scene.

Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story(2021)

A child who just loved to skate from the age of eight, Poppy Starr Olsen became the number one female bowl skater in Australia at 14 and went on to take out bronze at the XGames at 17 - the ultimate competition in the world of skateboarding. The same year, skateboarding was announced as an official additional sport category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Now faced with the opportunity to represent Australia on the world stage Poppy grapples with the transition from skater to athlete and the pressure of competition mounts in a way it has never done before.

Woodstock - Mais Que Uma Loja(2014)

"Woodstock - Mais Que Uma Loja" tells the story of the Woodstock Discos store, a stronghold considered ground zero for heavy metal in São Paulo and one of the pioneers of the style in Brazil.

Fora da Caridade Não Há Salvação(2023)

O Rap Pelo Rap(2014)

To do this documentary, the director Pedro Henrique Fávero featured 42 characters - among MCs, DJs and producers - to make a detailed map of its kind in the country. Without mincing words, they speak openly here about 8 topics proposed by the film and try to understand Hip Hop in Brazil. The result is a collection of stories from a lot of fighting, where there are many eternal start-end-start, overcoming the difficulties of being understood and feeling of belonging to a group and many clichés.

Dia de Visita

Montanhão: Raízes da Luta(2019)

Appendix(2024)

An experimental film following a trip made by three friends in which the contrast between the agitated city of São Paulo, Brazil and the calmness of the beach leads the flow. No script. No story. Just vibes.

O Tigre e a Gazela(1976)

The faces, the gestures and speech of beggars, madmen and revelers passing through the streets of São Paulo. The sounds and images are illustrated with Frantz Fanon extracts.

Agnus Gay(1997)

Footage from the first ever São Paulo LGBTQ Pride Parade, which took place on the 28th of June 1997 on Avenida Paulista. The annual event would go on to become the largest pride parade in the world.

Três Acordes de Cólera(2005)

Documentary on the São Paulo punk band Cólera.

Pixação(2016)

Beautiful Brazil(1952)

We start in Rio de Janeiro, with the statue of Cristo Redentor on Mount Corcovado, the avenue along the beach, the beauty of an historic city, and the landmark, Sugarloaf. Brazil's 47 million people celebrate racial diversity. From the Copacabana, we travel 40 miles to a resort, Quitandinha, where President Truman spoke. Then it's on to Sao Paulo, a modern, industrial city, and finally to the spectacular waterfalls of Iguazu on the border between Brazil and Argentina.

São Paulo: Uma Cidade Segregada(2020)

Skin of Glass(2023)

A poetic and personal cinematic meditation on displacement and loss, SKIN OF GLASS follows filmmaker Denise Zmekhol’s journey after discovering that her late father's most celebrated work as an architect, a modernist glass skyscraper in the heart of São Paulo, Brazil, has become occupied by hundreds of homeless families.

Doces Relatos(2021)

Punks de São Paulo(1983)

Documentary about punks of the city of São Paulo and its difficulties, struggles and ideals, the importance of music in the universe of its ideology, interviews and images of shows of some musical groups like Ratos de Porão, Inocentes and Fogo Cruzado.

Tramas(2008)

Hotel Laide(2017)

Ayahuasca, Expansão da Consciência(2018)