Snow in Curitiba

Snow in Curitiba

1928 · 5 min · Documentary

In 1928, the city of Curitiba went through a rare snowstorm. To this day, it is the harshest snowstorm to ever take place in the city. Everything was recorded by Alberto Botelho in this short documentary.

Directed by Alberto Botelho

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A Derrocada · 1918

A horse tamer is the father of a beautiful girl who is coveted by his neighbor, a rich farmer. The farmer seduces and kidnaps the poor girl. The man, desperate, goes after him. In the end, when he tries to hit the man, he ends up hitting his beloved daughter. Not knowing what to do, he starts a fire in the farmer's forest, but when he sees that the fire is taking over his property, he decides to hang himself.

Amor e Boêmia

Amor e Boêmia · 1918

Filmed on the beaches and in a mansion in the then 'flourishing' Copacabana, it starred a caricaturist and several figures from the journalism of that time.

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Zero-Treze · 1918

Álvaro Ramos, an incorrigible bohemian, thrown out of the boarding house where he lived for lack of payment, finds fifty thousand réis on the street. He buys a lottery ticket number 013 and wins a big prize.

The Young Great-Great-Grandfather

The Young Great-Great-Grandfather · 1936

The Young Great-Great-Grandfather

In a séance, Menezes' great-great-grandfather is brought back to life in present day (1936), over a century after his death at age 26. A free-spirited womanizer, he starts causing all sorts of trouble for the wealthy, respectable family of his descendants.

A Sensational Crime

A Sensational Crime · 1913

A Sensational Crime

Following the trend of all world production, this was another film based on a true crime chronicle, based on the murder of industrialist Adolfo Freire by gardener Augusto Henriques, which took place in Rio de Janeiro. No copy of Um Crime Sensacional survives, only 1 image from the film is known, which was placed in the magazine "Cinemin". It is not known whether the film was a "sound" film, that is, with actors dubbing themselves live behind the screen based on already recorded images. The only proof that the film could be a sound film is a 1913 song called "O Crime de Paula Matos" by Joaquim Pacheco, which may have been used in the sound versions of the film. This song is currently lost.

The Discovery of Brazil

The Discovery of Brazil · 1937

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Aspects of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro: the corso on Avenida Rio Branco; Dance at Fantasia at Hotel de Santa Rita; o Children's Dance of Teatro República; parade of floats of carnival societies of the Phenians and the Democratic.

Paz e Amor

Paz e Amor · 1910

Criticism of the events of the civilist campaign, the owners of national politics and customs.

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It's the oldest Brazilian movie that survived and the film that captured the first car race in Brazil.

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O Novo Palácio da Câmara dos Deputados · 1926

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Cidade do Rio de Janeiro · 1924

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An early documentary short on the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, then D.C. to the country.

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Love Forbids You · 1910

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