Haroldo de Oliveira

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.

A young female fugitive escapes from a juvenile institution (the Child Assistance Service) and joins a group of poor beggars with the intention of...

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.

A newlywed woman, frustrated after her honeymoon, decides to search for lovers on the streets and ends up causing a conflict between her husband, a...

A man leads a double life: during the day, he's the manager of a car shop but, when the sun goes down, he becomes a crook, pretending to be a playboy...

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

Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his life, but...

Two criminal friends pick up two women.

Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can...

Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the...