Movies: Luis Motta

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony bec...

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power....

A documentary on the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé and its rites....