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Hoopla
72
6.8
/759/
72
/25/
61
/10/
3.6
/2997/
91
/22/
62
/3/
79
/9/

The Fever (2021)
Justino, a 45-year-old member of the indigenous Desana people, is a security guard at the Manaus harbor. As his daughter prepares to soon depart to Brasília, Justino comes down with a mysterious fever.
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Amazon Prime Video
47
6.0
/26039/
65
/648/
59
/408/
2.7
/10673/
17
/23/
46
/593/
43
/25/
cc age 12+

Medicine Man (1992)
An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential cancer cure, they learn to collaborate and begin to fall in love.
poster
65
44
6.7
/1273/
65
/24/
61
/42/
3.5
/3109/
63
/372/

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
Brazil, 1594. The Tupinambás natives are friends of the French and their enemies are the Tupiniquins, friends of the Portuguese. A Frenchman is captured by the Tupinambás, and in spite of his trial to convince them that he is French, they believe he is Portuguese. The Frenchman becomes their slave, and maritally lives with Seboipepe.
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MUBI
67
41
7.1
/2000/
70
/58/
73
/55/
3.4
/2863/
75
/4/
46
/4/

Xingu (2012)
In the '40s, three brothers decide to live a great adventure and enlisting in the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, which has a mission to tame the Central Brazil. The Villas Boas brothers: Orlando, 27, Claudius, 25, and Leonardo, 23, engage in a fantastic and incredible saga. Soon start to lead the expedition that opens new paths 1,500 km, navigates over 1,000 miles of unspoilt rivers, opens 19 airfields for airplanes Army, gives rise to the creation of 43 towns and 14 make contact with wild Indian tribes, unknown, as the Xavante, courageous and feared warriors, no casualties on both sides. This adventure allows the Villas Boas brothers the creation of the Xingu National Park, the first major Amerindian reservation in Brazil, the size of Belgium, transforming them into true contemporary heroes.
poster
71
38
6.8
/883/
68
/18/
58
/30/
3.6
/2506/
87
/15/
75
/2/

The Dead and the Others (2019)
Denying his duty and in order to escape a crucial process of becoming a shaman, Ihjãc runs away to the city. Far from his people and culture, he faces the reality of being an indigenous in contemporary Brazil.
poster
70
34
7.2
/740/
68
/40/
67
/18/
3.8
/3340/

The Last Forest (2021)
In powerful images, alternating between documentary observation and staged sequences, and dense soundscapes, Luiz Bolognesi documents the Indigenous community of the Yanomami and depicts their threatened natural environment in the Amazon rainforest.
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
70
33
6.8
/928/
71
/18/
60
/23/
3.4
/384/
96
/25/
57
/16/

Birdwatchers (2008)
Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, the present. When a young Guarani-Kaiowá woman commits suicide, Nádio leads his community to form a protest camp on the borders of a local farm that sits on their ancestral burial ground.
poster
54
25
5.1
/278/
55
/36/
52
/23/
3.0
/2137/

Tainá 2 - A New Amazon Adventure (2004)
The young warrior indian Tainá must now battle against biopirates, and is joined by a new boy from the big city and an indian little girl who wants to follow her steps as a protector of the jungle.
poster
49
25
5.2
/500/
55
/54/
47
/42/
3.1
/4780/
32
/1/

Tainá: An Amazon Adventure (2001)
A brave and bold indigenous girl, protector of her jungle and its wild life and guided by her shaman grandfather, pairs with a boy from the big city, against animal traffickers in the Amazon forest.
poster
69
19
7.1
/318/
69
/11/
65
/11/
3.6
/1068/

Ex-Shaman (2018)
Ever since their first contact with the Western world in 1969 the Paiter Suruí, an indigenous people living in the Amazon basin, have been exposed to sweeping social changes. Smartphones, gas, electricity, medicines, weapons and social media have now replaced their traditional way of life. Illness is a risk for a community increasingly unable to isolate itself from the modernization brought by white people or the power of the church. Ethnocide threatens to destroy their soul. With dogged persistence, Perpera, a former shaman, is searching for a way to restore the old vitality to his village.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
17
7.3
/555/
70
/16/
69
/10/
3.5
/473/
82
/11/

Secrets of the Tribe (2010)
What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe – and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.
poster
75
16
7.8
/210/
75
/10/
73
/10/
3.9
/749/

The Hills of Disorder (2006)
Carapiru is a member of one of Brazil's remaining indigenous peoples, living in harmony with nature and making wise use of the local flora and fauna. But Carapiru is suddenly forced to fend for himself and flees into the nearby rain forest, building a new life for himself with the help some sympathetic settlers. However, after rebuilding his life Carapiru is uprooted once again, this time by government agents. A expressive visual storytelling in this study of the native peoples of Brazil in the 21st century.
poster
61
13
5.3
/112/
57
/19/
72
/4/
3.1
/1152/

Tainá - An Amazon Legend (2011)
The film tells the story of Tainá, a 5 years old orphan Indian girl who dreams of becoming a warrior and discovering her true origin. Along the way, she makes unexpected friends such as Laura, a lost city girl, and Gobi, a nerd Indian boy. They learn to overcome their mutual differences while going through their eventful journey. Taina confronts the ancestral enemy of her family, Jurupari, the incarnation of Evil, who wants to destroy the Forest.
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?
90
/1/

Médicos da Floresta (2014)
N/A
poster
?
9.1
/12/
40
/1/

Eskawata Kayawai - O Espírito da Transformação (2022)
How an indigenous group once slaved comes back to their original culture and finds a way how to thrive? For the Huni Kuin people at the Amazon forest, the answer is ayahuasca.
poster
?
5.9
/24/
90
/1/
75
/2/

Amazon Unknown (2013)
Documentary about the conflicts currently involving the Amazon. The film captures the everyday activity of several social groups fighting for their space, such as indians, landowners, landless workers, prospectors, among others. Scientists, specialists and public figures are interviewed, aiming to map out the current state of things and the consequences of the human occupation of the Brazilian Amazon.
poster
Kanopy
?
7.2
/15/
20
/1/
26
/3/

From the Ikpeng Children to the World (2001)
Four Ikpeng children introduce us to life in their village. They show their families, their toys, and their celebrations with grace and lightheartedness. We meet the characters that make up their everyday world - from baby chickens to the village chief - and we see the children helping with chores, learning to hunt, going to school and playing games. Often comparing and contrasting themselves to earlier generations, they are aware of their cultural heritage and how it has changed since their grandparents' time. Engaging and candid, the Ikpeng children are full of curiosity and ask that people of other cultures send their own video-letters.
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?
6.4
/49/
10
/1/
53
/3/

Uirá, um Índio em Busca de Deus (1973)
After the death of his eldest son, who fell victim to a disease transmitted by white people, the Indian Uirá, chief of the Urubú tribe, decides to set off in search of the god Maíra, creator of the world of men, with whom only brave warriors of the forest are reunited after death. Uirá will also encounter the 'civilisation' of the new Brazil.
poster
?
6.5
/9/

Vale dos Esquecidos (2012)
N/A
poster
?
6.3
/26/

Terra dos Índios (1979)
N/A
poster
?
7.9
/35/
70
/1/

My Blood is Red (2019)
A young indigenous rapper tries to find his identity amidst the genocide of his people.
poster
?
8.4
/8/
40
/2/

A arca dos Zo'é (1993)
The Waiãpi indigenous people decide to meet and document the Zo’é people. after met, the Zo’é make the visitants know their ancestors' life style; the Waiãpi tell them about the dangers of the white world.
poster
?
7.5
/12/
50
/1/

Paralelo 10 (2012)
It portrays a pioneering and risky work carried out in a small Xinane base, by FUNAI, near Parallel 10º South, west of Acre, on the border with Peru. In simple installations, in the middle of the jungle, the sertanista José Carlos Meirelles carries out the difficult mission of protecting the isolated Indians of the region, with the help of anthropologist Terri Aquino. With few resources, specialists perform their tasks tirelessly. In addition to carrying out a permanent negotiation with the riverside populations in the area, they also deal with the confrontation with traffickers and squatters who try to invade it.
poster
65
?
6.6
/400/
60
/6/
68
/5/
3.3
/267/

Hans Staden (1999)
On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to survive he tries to convince the Indians that he is not Portuguese (their enemies) but a friend of the French (their allies), and that his God would be very angry if they were to eat him.
poster
?
6.7
/40/
40
/2/
75
/1/

The Guarani Republic (1981)
Formed by Jesuit missions in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, between 1610 and 1767, it congregated about 150,000 indigenous people in almost fifty "reductions" (Jesuit cities). The Christian-Communist Republic of the Guaranis was decimated by attacks of expeditions and mercenaries and served as an excuse for the kings of Portugal and Spain to banish the Jesuits from America.
poster
?
7.4
/47/
80
/1/
80
/1/

Amazônia Sociedade Anônima (2019)
The future of the largest rainforest in the world will be decided in the region of the highway BR-163 where land grabbers are stealing immense areas of public forests. In response to the failure of the Brazilian government to defend these forests, the traditional populations are on the front line against land grabbers to save the Amazon.
poster
71
?
8.6
/162/
66
/3/
58
/4/
3.7
/298/

Corumbiara (2010)
In 1985, a daring worker of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Brazil denounced a massacre in the lawless region of Corumbiara. The investigations turned to a series of indigenous genocides in the area. Spanning 20 years, the film shows the search for proof and the version of the survivors, when they were finally found, hiding in the forest, terrified of white men.
poster
?
6.9
/17/
65
/2/
55
/4/

O Mestre e o Divino (2016)
N/A
poster
74
?
7.8
/97/
83
/5/
65
/2/
3.6
/479/

The Hyperwomen (2011)
In the Kuikuro homeland of the Upper Xingu in central Brazil, the community is called upon to make preparations for the Jamurikumalu ritual: a traditional festival of singing and dancing that is performed only by women. However, complications arise when an elderly woman is seriously ill. With refreshing frankness and exuberance, this extraordinary documentary follows the Kuikuro people in a race against time to preserve the knowledge of their elders and the practice of their traditions before they are lost forever.
poster
?
6.7
/72/
40
/1/
65
/8/

Anchieta, José do Brasil (1977)
Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
poster
50
?
6.4
/109/
45
/4/
46
/7/

Avaete, Seed of Revenge (1985)
Little Indian boy survives his tribe massacre, growing up together with his wish for revenge and his quest for his own identity. Based on a true story.
poster
53
?
6.1
/117/
43
/3/
44
/5/
3.2
/398/

Time Was Endless (2016)
In search of a new life, Anderson has left his Tikuna community in the Amazon forest for the bustling metropolis of Manaus. There he lives on the outskirts of the city with his sister and her sick child in a barren single room, and supports them through working various jobs. The environment is far from welcoming, but Anderson is driven by a burgeoning awareness of his two-spirited sexuality, which he feels can only be realized in the anonymity of the city. Anderson finds himself in limbo, questioning and rejecting certain tribal rituals, even as he fiercely defends his community and seeks to find peace with his identity.
poster
?

Our Grandparents Hunted Here (2024)
Our Grandparents Hunted Here is a short documentary film that follows the heroic stories of Indigenous forest defenders from the Brazilian Amazon. They have traded their bows and arrows for cameras and drones on their journey to expose forest crimes and protect the Amazon rainforest from transitioning into an open savannah.
poster
?

The Traditional Brazilian Family KATU (2020)
A portrayal of Brazilian Guardians of the Forest and their resistance to current problems and contemporary challenges such as climate and environment as well as agribusiness, village evangelization, drug use, and higher education.


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