Chico Buarque

Born: 1944-06-19

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda OMC • ComIH, better known as Chico Buarque (Rio de Janeiro, June 19, 1944), is a Brazilian singer, composer, guitarist, playwright, writer and actor. He is considered by many critics to be the greatest living artist in Brazilian music. His discography includes approximately eighty works, including solo albums, in partnership with other musicians and compacts.


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The Girl from Ipanema

as Self
Released: 1967-05-26

Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood...

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Music According to Tom Jobim

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2012-05-20

Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994)...

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Beyond Citizen Kane

as Self
Released: 1993-09-01

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by...

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Vinicius de Moraes

as Self - Singer 'Medo de Amar'
Released: 2005-11-01

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the...

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Fados

as Self
Released: 2007-12-31

A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon.

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Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-09-01

The film is an unprecedented and exclusive testimonial of Maria Bethânia from director and...

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Pitanga

as Self
Released: 2016-09-23

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic...

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A Night in 67

as Self
Released: 2010-07-30

In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live...

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Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

as Self
Released: 2007-01-14

A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks...

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The Trial

as Self
Released: 2018-05-17

The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was...

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Chico: Brazilian Artist

as Self
Released: 2015-11-26

Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular...

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The Man Who Bottled Clouds

as Self
Released: 2008-07-28

A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman...

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Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

as Self
Released: 1980-10-30

The life and work of Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and...

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The Coup d'État Factory

as Chico Buarque
Released: 2022-09-08

Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the...

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Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-06-19

Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most...

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Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta

as Julinho da Adelaide
Released: 1991-01-02

Exiled in Acapulco, the bon vivant Dino cheats a rich widow into financing his coming back to...

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Ed Mort

as Silva 1
Released: 1997-05-05

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises,...

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Consideração do Poema

as uncredited
Released: 2011-03-03

Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poetry is read by exponents of Brazilian culture, such as Chico...

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Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

as Self
Released: 2024-11-28

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Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume

as Self
Released: 2005-08-24

Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts...

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A World Without Beethoven?

as Self
Released: 2020-09-15

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this...

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A Farra do Circo

as Self
Released: 2013-11-30

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists'...

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The Man Who Killed John Wayne

as Self
Released: 2017-01-20

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Palavra (En)Cantada

as Self
Released: 2009-03-13

Palavra (En)Cantada makes a journey in the history of the Brazilian songbook with a look at the...

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The Mandarin

as Noel Rosa
Released: 1995-11-06

The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and...

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Brascuba

as Self
Released: 1987-06-25

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Raízes do Brasil

as Self
Released: 2004-03-19

Documentary in two parts about Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque de...

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O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento

as Self
Released: 2006-08-19

Documentary about the 68-generation, told through the story of the newspaper “O Sol”, one of the...

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Naked Eye

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-05-15

“Naked Eye” is a film-documentary of long-length of the artistic and existential universe of the...

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Aperana Street 52

as Self
Released: 2012-01-20

In his film Rua Aperana 52 Júlio Bressane describes the invention of a landscape, the topology...

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Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

as Self
Released: 2021-04-10

In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the...

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Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed

as Self
Released: 2010-03-04

The movie "Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed" shows the path of the dramaturgo...

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Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

as Self
Released: 2017-04-19

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Alvorada

as Self
Released: 2021-04-13

The film narrates, from an intimate point of view, the daily life of President Dilma Rousseff in...

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Chico Buarque - Uma Palavra

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

Este é o nono DVD da série retrospectiva da obra de Chico Buarque e trata da rica relação entre...

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Éramos Todos Loucos

as Self
Released: 2014-01-01

A documentary about the production of Hugo Carvana's successful film "Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo",...

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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus

as uncredited
Released: 2023-01-30

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to...

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Water and Salt

as Amante
Released: 2001-08-01

Ana lives in a little village by the sea, with her husband and daughter. He decides to leave for...

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When Carnaval Comes

as Paulo
Released: 1972-07-13

Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it...

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O Samba é Meu Dom

as Self
Released: 2018-10-23

Between 2009 and 2012, filmmaker Cristiano Abud’s team followed the Brazilian samba musician...

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Chico Buarque - Meu Caro Amigo

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

The DVD MY DEAR FRIEND opens the retrospective series of work of Chico Buarque, highlighting...

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Fevereiros

as Self
Released: 2019-01-31

A record on Brazilian samba school Estação Primeira de Mangueira's victory on the 2016 carnaval...

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Chico Buarque: Caravanas – Ao Vivo

as Intérprete
Released: 2018-11-09

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Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

as Self
Released: 1989-10-11

A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in...

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Phono 73: A Country and its Music

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-01-02

The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now...

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O Tempo e o Som

as Self
Released: 1970-01-01

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Flamengo: A Century of Passion

as Self
Released: 1995-01-01

When Brazilian multi-sport club completed its 100th anniversary, this documentary narrated its...

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Ney - À Flor da Pele

as Self
Released: 2020-09-21

The impact of Ney Matogrosso's performances on his audience and the reverberation of that impact...

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Evandro Teixeira: Snapshots of Reality

as Self
Released: 2003-01-01

Evandro Teixeira is one of the leading names in world photojournalism, with a career spanning...

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Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-04-27

Jair Rodrigues, the portrait of an artist from a Brazil so close and yet so distant.

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Chico Buarque: Na Carreira

as Self
Released: 2012-10-20

Na Carreira features the entire recording of Chico's concert – with ten tracks from the...

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Vento Bravo

as Self
Released: 2007-01-01

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Chico Buarque - Saltimbancos

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

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Ana Carolina - Estampado

as uncredited
Released: 2003-01-01

O DVD intitulado Estampado da cantora e compositora Ana Carolina traz grandes sucessos e músicas...

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Another Country

as Self
Released: 2000-10-29

The Portuguese Revolution (1974-75) seen through the eyes of some of the most important...

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Chico Buarque - Anos Dourados

as Self
Released: 2005-08-23

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Toquinho Maravilhoso

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2024-08-13

The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician...

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Chico Buarque - Cinema

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

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Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter Alegria

as Self
Released: 2009-08-08

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MPB dos Tempos da Repressão

as Self
Released: 2004-03-10

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Semente da Música Brasileira

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-07-15

It tells the story of the musicians who revitalized Lapa, from the end of the 90s, in meetings...

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Chico Buarque - À Flor da Pele

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

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Chico e as Cidades

as Self
Released: 1999-01-02

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Chico Buarque - Palavra-Chave

as Self
Released: 2006-01-01

44 clips about themes, places and people that have appeared on the series

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Fattoruso

as Self - Interviewed
Released: 2017-05-06

Documentary on the life of uruguayan legendary musician Hugo Fattoruso.

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Meu Caro Amigo Chico

as Self
Released: 2012-01-01

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Brazil's Maria Bethânia

as Self
Released: 2001-08-24

This is a journey of friendship, an Argentinian is going to rediscover his continent while...

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Dia Voa

as uncredited
Released: 2011-07-20

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Chico Buarque: Carioca – Ao Vivo

as Self
Released: 2007-01-01

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João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-01-02

Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends,...

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Clara

as uncredited
Released: 2012-07-13

Orphaned by father and mother, Clara has always dreamed of building a singing career. At the age...

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Chico Buarque - Vai Passar

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

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Um Homem de Moral

as Self
Released: 2009-07-05

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Ana Carolina - #AC Ao Vivo

as uncredited
Released: 2015-03-31

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Nelson de Copo e Alma

as Self
Released: 1985-05-10

Nelson Cavaquinho as seen by Ruy Solberg.

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Chico Buarque - Roda Viva

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

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Chico Buarque - Romance

as Self
Released: 2015-03-27

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Chico Buarque - Bastidores

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

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Chico Buarque - O Futebol

as Self
Released: 2005-01-01

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Chico Buarque MPB Especial

as Self
Released: 1973-10-26

Chico Buarque and MPB-4 performing live at TV Cultura.

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Grandes Nomes

as Self
First aired: 1980-03-07

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Criança Esperança

as Self
First aired: 1986-12-28

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O Povo Brasileiro

as Self
First aired: 2000-12-12

Directed by Isa Grinspum Ferraz, the series O Povo Brasileiro proposes a deep dive into the...

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2022

as Self
First aired: 2022-03-11

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Chico & Caetano

as Self
First aired: 1986-04-25

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