NOSSOS FILMES BRASILEIROS

Offered monthly at no charge, movies provide a feel for the Brazilian culture and Portuguese language. Movie Night is a great opportunity to meet up with friends, practice your Portuguese, and network with other members of the community. Subtitles provided.

Free Brazilian Movie Night

  • Free Brazilian Movie Night - Os Normais (2003)

    Date:
    Saturday, June 15th 2013
    Location:
    BAF Cultural Center (1135 E. 11th Street, Houston, TX 77009
    Time:
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

    Based on the popular Brazilian sitcom of the same name. The film shows the beginning of the relationship between the characters Rui and Vani. It was directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and starred Luiz Fernando Guimarães (Rui), Fernanda Torres (Vani), Marisa Orth (Marta), and Evandro Mesquita (Sergio).

  • Free Brazilian Movie Night - A Suprema Felicidade (2010)

    Date:
    Saturday, May 18th 2013
    Location:
    BAF Cultural Center (1133 E 11th street, Houston, TX, 77009)
    Time:
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


    The Supreme Happiness is the story of a middle-class family searching for happiness. Set in the enchanted and marvelous Rio de Janeiro of the late 1950s. The film features Paulo, from age 10 to 18, while he discovers the wonders of love and sex, backed up by the strong friendship he has with his grandfather.

  • Free Brazilian Movie Night - O Caminho das Nuvens (2003)

    Date:
    Saturday, April 20th 2013
    Location:
    BAF Cultural Center (1133 E 11th Ave, Houston, TX, 77009)
    Time:
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


    A man and his family travel 3200km (1984 miles) by bicycle, from the State of Paraíba to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in search of a job. (from IMDB.com)

  • Free Brazilian Movie Night - A Dona da História (2004)

    Date:
    Saturday, March 16th 2013
    Location:
    BAF Cultural Center (1133 E Ave, Houston, TX, 77009)
    Time:
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


    A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of innumerous possibilities... What if she wouldn't have gone to that ball? What if... instead of meeting the man of her life, with whom she married and had kids, she would have called a girlfriend and they went to the theater? What would be her destiny?...(From IMDb.com)

  • Free Brazilian Movie Night - O Menino da Porteira (2009)

    Date:
    Saturday, February 16th 2013
    Location:
    BAF Cultural Center (1133 E Ave, Houston, TX, 77009)
    Time:
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


    1950s. At the village of Rio Bonito, cowboy Diogo leads a horde of oxen to the Ouro Fino Ranch. When passing by the Remanso Farm, he meets Rodrigo, a boy who dreams of becoming a cowboy. Soon they become friends and witnesses of the wrong doings that happen in the region due to Major Batista's greed. The major orders his thugs to blackmail the local residents, in a way they sell the cattle by the price he wants. The situation changes when Otacílio Mendes, Rodrigo's father, decide to rebel himself, counting on Dr. Almeida's help...(From IMDb.com)

  • Free Brazilian Movie Night - Bruna Surfistinha (2011)

    Date:
    Saturday, January 19th 2013
    Location:
    BAF Cultural Center (1133 E 11th Ave, Houston)
    Time:
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM


    Rated R - Brazil 16

    Raquel is a girl, adopted by an upper middle class family, who rebelled at 17 and left her family and studies at a traditional college in São Paulo to become a call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decided to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer she adopted the name "Surfistinha" which means little surfer girl. This blog became a sensation, and quickly became one of the most popular blogs in Brazil. Becoming famous, her life changed significantly. She went on to be interviewed on Brazilian talk shows similar to Oprah and David Letterman, all the while continuing her blog about her racy exploits. She wrote a book about these experiences: "O Doce Veneno Do Escorpião". Written by William Gonçalves and Matt Hisle