João Carlos Horta Movies

A documentary short on the 1978 Carnaval celebration in Rio de Janeiro, covering many aspects of the celebration's popular culture.

Pixinguinha, one of the pioneers of Brazilian music, composer of some incredibly sophisticated melodies, talks about his music and life.

The origins and activities of the Academy, culminating in the election of the first female academic: Rachel de Queiroz.

Aspects of writer Clarice Lispector's personality and soul remembered on the occasion of her death in the testimony of friends. The testimonies are...

The world of Alagoas poet Jorge de Lima, author of unforgettable verses, is in O Grande Circo Místico, from 1977, directed by João...