Thomaz Farkas Movies

Documentation of the production of cassava flour, a basic component in northeastern Brazilian food.

A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

In the interior of Paraíba a tournament between cowboys who must demonstrate mastery in knocking an ox down by the tail while they ride.

The process of production of rapadura in the Brazilian state of Ceará.

Deformed form by which the word "beast" (medieval weapon) is pronounced in the north of the Brazilian state of Bahia and was still present in the cult...

In 1969, the city of Juazeiro do Norte inaugurated a large concrete statue to honor its most famous and beloved resident: Father Cicero Romão Batista....

Viramundo shows the saga of the northeastern migrants that arrive in São Paulo, beginning with a train arriving and ending with a train leaving São Pa...

After years lost in a ingrate job, Hugo decides to take a drastic measure: to compensate for the time he lost, he will rob the bank in which he worked...

Life on the Jaramataia farm in the interior of Paraíba and the relations between the cowboys and the owners of the land.

Report of a crawler, who helped the steering wheels to find traces of the cangaceiros in the caatinga and their knowledge to survive in this environme...

The disorderly growth of large urban centers in the country and the discussion about the development and existence of cultural spaces. Based on the ex...

Photographs present Hermeto Paschoal in the middle of the instruments he plays in the studio in his house. The rehearsals where the sounds are discove...