Rio de Janeiro: Segurança em Jogo

The documentary rebuilds the life of the Brazilian architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas. His relatives, friends, students and six of his major works tell the history of this iconic Latin-American modernist.

Frieda Wolff was a German Jewish researcher who escaped Nazism and immigrated to Brazil in 1934. After dedicating themselves to the optical trade for 30 years, she and her husband, Egon, began research work on the Jewish presence in the country, which resulted in the publication of more than 40 books.

Responsible for some of São Paulo’s most iconic buildings, Artacho Jurado blended colors, shapes, and textures to create an architecture that, decades later, still feels ahead of its time.