Casquinha da Portela

The history of Partido-Alto, a musical subgenre derived from Samba, with roots in the batucada of Bahia.

A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from...

The life and work of the late samba singer-songwriter Candeia.

A film that depicts the everyday life and the beauty of Portela’s Old Folk – a group of veteran samba musicians who belong to one of Rio’s most...