Roberto Menescal
Birthday: 1937-10-25
Place of Birth: Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Biography: Roberto Batalha Menescal (Vitória, October 25, 1937) is a Brazilian musician. He was one of the founders of the Bossa Nova movement.
Movies
Looking for Black Orpheus
Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its res...
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Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful p...
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Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
As the world boiled in the rush of Easy Rider bikes, in the frenetic pace of Elvis Presley, in Beatn...
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Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which th...
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Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorde...
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They Shot the Piano Player
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenór...
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style....
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorshi...
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Um Barzinho, Um Violão: ao Vivo
Esta compilação, gravada em 2001, reúne grandes nomes da MPB interpretando "clássicos" dos barzinhos...
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Where Are You, João Gilberto?
Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessivel...
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Maria Rita – Canto Encanto Tanto
In the documentary, the singer Maria Rita talks about her professional career, music, and life....
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André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music
Based on the autobiography of noted music executive André Midani, André Midani — An Insider’s Story ...
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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníb...
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Toquinho Maravilhoso
The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who...
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Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil'...
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