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Kanopy
78
76
7.4
/13212/
73
/313/
70
/222/
3.8
/31033/
88
/72/
86
/357/
81
/8/

Black Orpheus (1959)
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
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Netflix
43
4.2
/1109/
54
/119/
51
/78/
2.0
/2957/
33
/6/
31
/3/
cc age 16+

Carnaval (2021)
Digital influencer Nina finds out about her boyfriend's betrayal and ends the relationship. So, she decides to travel with her friends to Salvador and enjoy the city's Carnival. During this period, they gain more followers and learn the true meaning of friendship.
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Amazon Prime Video
59
32
5.2
/265/
57
/27/
69
/38/
2.9
/3608/

An Unforgettable Year - Summer (2023)
In order to study fashion in so-desired Paris, a young country girl who hates Carnival travels to Rio de Janeiro to try to get support from the most famous designer in Brazil. Set on sneaking into the sewing team of one of the biggest samba schools, she will discover that Carnival only lasts for a week, but a love story can change her entire life.
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54
20
5.7
/117/
50
/12/
50
/4/
3.0
/1979/

Evil Within (2025)
Luna sets out on a journey in search of her mother, who disappeared on the last day of Carnival in Guarapari. Her search leads her to an old building that is apparently empty but inhabited by tormented souls.
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Netflix
53
19
5.3
/287/
50
/21/
60
/27/
2.6
/786/

Jonah (2016)
During Carnival in São Paulo, a young man and young woman who knew each other as children meet again after many years and the social barriers that have kept them apart. Bad decisions lead the boy to hide with the girl inside a whale float.
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7.8
/6/

De Raad (2012)
N/A
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?
10
/1/

Carnaval 65 (1965)
N/A
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?
8.1
/23/
85
/2/
59
/5/

Memória em Verde e Rosa (2016)
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.
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?
60
/1/

Alegria, Viva o Bloco Não é Não (2024)
N/A
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68
?
60
/1/
3.8
/338/

Today I Will Only Come Home Tomorrow (2024)
Each person is a Carnival and Marina knows which one she is. On the slopes of Olinda she seeks the ecstasy of carnival revelry, the music, the shouting, the heat, the joy, the love. Her journey is seen through the eyes of ten different characters, and for each of them a director lends their artistic view. But in the midst of so many people, marching bands, encounters and misencounters, how can we find Carnival?
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Netflix
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6.8
/81/
78
/5/
100
/1/

A King Like Me (2024)
Follows members of the Zulu Club, New Orleans’ first Black Mardi Gras, as they work to bring the Zulu parade back to the streets for Mardi Gras Day 2022, in the face of a global pandemic, hurricane Ida and the loss of members due to COVID and gun violence.
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10
/1/

Artesanato do Samba (1974)
The making of the samba school parades, with the construction of the great cars, the decorations being spread all over the city and the hand-crafted tailoring of the costumes by apt hands that stitch together colourful and glowing materials.
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8.0
/8/

A Raça Síntese de Joãosinho Trinta (2009)
N/A
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10
/1/

Biografía de un carnaval (1983)
N/A
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7.3
/27/
20
/1/

3 Histórias da Bahia (2001)
N/A
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6.6
/10/
50
/1/

La maschera pietosa (1914)
Italian drama from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.
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8.3
/8/
52
/4/
78
/2/

Nossa Escola de Samba (1965)
A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.
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74
?
7.9
/135/
75
/5/
70
/3/

Nao ’t Zuuje (2018)
N/A
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10
/1/

Vivencial I (1974)
Short by Jomard Muniz de Britto
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77
?
7.4
/115/
80
/3/
85
/2/
3.5
/358/

Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano (2011)
A panorama of Brazilian popular music from the 60s and 70s through the musical group Novos Baianos. A retrospective of the community lifestyle adopted by its members and the influence inherited from singer João Gilberto.
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4.8
/39/
58
/5/
76
/5/

Apaixonados: O Filme (2016)
Three couples meet in the middle of Carnival, trying to get together in the midst of various conflicts that have the biggest party in Brazil as a scenario - and often as a cause.
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?
6.5
/15/
70
/1/

Tererê Não Resolve (1938)
N/A
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50
/1/

Sonho de um Carnaval (2003)
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67
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6.1
/169/
81
/6/
60
/3/

Donaire y Esplendor (2017)
In the traditional carnival of the small town called Las Tablas, there are two rival streets: Up Street and Down Street. A young couple, after an unexpected encounter at the airport, fall hopelessly in love.
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La casa del Carnaval
Trans and queer communities shaped carnival traditions in the Canary Islands, exploring their historical role in developing costumes, performances, and celebrations that define the region's festive identity.
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Fubica (2025)
Discover the captivating origins of an iconic little pickup from the 1960s that was transformed into a 'triozinho' and captured the hearts of countless 'foliões' during Carnaval. Through heartfelt memories, interviews, and breathtaking landscapes, this documentary, directed by Daniel Bittencourt, beautifully reveals how a group of passionate music lovers gave birth to one of Linhares’ most cherished cultural symbols, straight from Vila de Regência.
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Deixa O Samba Me Levar (2025)
N/A
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Cuceteiras VII: "Cucesniff?" (2025)
Amid the explosion of colors, sounds, and excesses of Olinda’s 2025 Carnival, Cuceteiras VII: "Cucesniff?" dives into the behind-the-scenes of a house that becomes the epicenter of partying, chaos, and connection. A group of friends shares a roof during the most intense days of the year, living a routine filled with alcohol, drugs, unexpected guests, and catchphrases that go viral among revelers. Between laughter, hangovers, and confessions, the documentary captures the raw intensity of human connection when the masks come off — or multiply. A chaotic, honest, and irreverent chronicle of youth, freedom, and the unmistakable heat of Pernambuco’s carnival.
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À Festa. À Guerra. (2015)
N/A
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Meditação de Carnaval (2008)
N/A
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Arriba quemando el sol (2014)
Juana, a young woman in her twenties sets out on a backpacking trip to the northwest of Argentina. Her aim is to find some places and people that appear in a series of photographs that she carries with her. As the adventure goes by, Juana finds out that the deepest meaning of the trip was but the simple fact that she has travelled through the experience itself.
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PASSAGENS (2024)
The film depicts Bruno's encounter with an old flame at the Recife airport. He then recalls the moments spent with Alice during a carnival, and his feelings start to resurface. But could that passion have been just a creation of his mind?
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Carne Vale
N/A
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Testament of the Donkey
Documentary exploring the Carnaval de Laza, its ancient traditions and modern practitioners.
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Quarta Cinza (2024)
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O Carnaval é de Pelé (2025)
This short film follows Pelé, a retired nurse who looks back on his time as a Mateus in the century-old Bumba Meu Boi group, Boi Tira-Teima. As he builds a new boi for the festival, he revisits the defining moments of his journey as a performer, carnival artist, and son of Mestre Gerson, the group’s former patriarch. The film explores how the way we carry our memories of the past shapes who we become in the present.
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É o Boi (2024)
"É o Boi" is a documentary that narrates the origins, portrays the present and discusses the perspectives of carnival in the city of Porto Ferreira/SP. Celebrating a tradition that already is already 90 years old, the film is mainly made up of images taken during the Porto Ferreira's carnival and interviews with people who fight daily to keep this unique and at the same time typically Brazilian cultural manifestation alive. Made over almost a decade, "É o Boi" also portrays critical moments of this carnival in the countryside of São Paulo, including disagreements with public authorities that almost led to the carnival being banned and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the organization of celebrations.
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Beppie Kraft - Limburgs fenomeen
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Het Geheim van Carnaval (2023)
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DAZZLEDDARK (2023)
Made for a show beside the seaside in Margate.
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Heirs
Herdeiros (Heirs) is a documentary about samba, about carnival, about the power of a resistant tradition. Shot in Morro da Serrinha in Rio, the film tells the story of the cultural and musical heritage, of the African heritage of formerly enslaved people in Brazil today.
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Labyrinth (2016)
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Cesta za tancem (2021)
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Los pueblos dormidos (por la Quebrada de Humahuaca) (1947)
Documentary about the kolla people living in North Western Argentina.
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O Mundo de Arlindo (2022)
The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his more than 25 years of artistic life.
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Carnaval Claudia Leitte: We Can Do It! (2021)
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Carnaval de Malmédy (1928)
Short silent documentary on Carnaval at Malmédy, Belgium.
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Making Faces (1907)
Short Pathé comedy.


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