Brazilian Documentaries on Netflix

Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 8.2
Runtime: 01:33:45
Netflix ID: 81211691 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Rare archival footage and interviews with Brazilian rocker Raul Seixas’ family and peers trace this music legend's meteoric rise and untimely death.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 8
Runtime: 02:08:42
Netflix ID: 81227160 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary examines the daily lives of those involved in the Brazilian penal system, including public lawyers, judges, prosecutors and the accused.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 8
Runtime: 01:46:22
Netflix ID: 81464320 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary explores the construction of cinema with testimonies from some of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 8
Runtime: 01:51:23
Netflix ID: 81464324 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Mothers and medical professionals speak about their experiences with the increasingly controversial practice of Caesarean deliveries in Brazil.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 7.9
Runtime: 01:30:47
Netflix ID: 80995575 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This intimate look at a São Paulo birth center features interviews with mothers, activists, doctors and midwives. Third in a series of films.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 7.9
Runtime: 01:12:34
Netflix ID: 80995577 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This autobiographical portrait follows esteemed Brazilian poet, singer and composer Arnaldo Antunes and his eccentric creative process.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.9
Runtime: 01:19:58
Netflix ID: 81091384 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this documentary, the director remembers a sister who left behind her life under Brazil’s dictatorship and moved to New York with dreams of acting.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 01:21:27
Netflix ID: 81137484 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Scientists, advocates and parents around the world explore how carefully tending to kids' earliest needs can shape the course of human society.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:36:22
Netflix ID: 80106927 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary series details how Brazil was shaped by centuries of armed conflict, from its early conquerors to its modern-day violence.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix ID: 81091385 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In a Rio de Janeiro juvenile court, disadvantaged minors face accusations of delinquency in this examination of social inequality in Brazil.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 01:30:29
Netflix ID: 81464318 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Experts explain how different civilizations throughout history have comprehended time, and why some of us never seem to have enough of it.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 01:15:50
Netflix ID: 80187187 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In the wake of the plane crash that claimed the lives of 71 people, the Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense seeks to rebuild the team that made history.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 01:13:45
Netflix ID: 80227672 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Through film clips and interviews with trailblazing auteurs, this documentary explores the movement that forever transformed Brazilian movies.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 01:32:38
Netflix ID: 81464326 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Filled with raunchy laughs, this documentary compiles outrageous scenes from sex-comedies that shaped Brazil's 'pornochanchada' boom of the 1970s.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.2
Runtime: 01:16:11
Netflix ID: 81038978 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 02:01:43
Netflix ID: 80190535 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Through performances, interviews and archives, this documentary pays homage to Vinicius de Moraes and how he shaped the artistic landscape of Brazil.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 02:01:57
Netflix ID: 81227161 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After living as a man for nearly 60 years, Laerte Coutinho, one of Brazil's most brilliant cartoonists, introduces herself to the world as a woman.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 01:40:41
Netflix ID: 80142223 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this offbeat nature feature, a capuchin monkey raised in captivity survives a plane crash but must then fend for himself in the Amazon wilderness.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:22:29
Netflix ID: 70292941 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A decade after the seminal Brazilian film 'City of God,' this documentary reunites some of the cast and crew to find out what paths their lives took.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:08:45
Netflix ID: 80116761 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary examines the daily life of the residents and cops at a Rio de Janeiro favela one year after the arrival of a Pacifying Police Unit.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 01:30:58
Netflix ID: 81464316 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Insider interviews and footage capture key moments in the trial of disgraced former President Dilma Rousseff, whose scandal had far-reaching fallout.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 02:21:02
Netflix ID: 81464323 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this documentary, four men in São Paulo leading seemingly disparate lives face challenges in a surging middle-class, weeks before the 2014 World Cup.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 5.2
Runtime: 01:40:22
Netflix ID: 81464321 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Brazilian comedy sketch group Porta dos Fundos takes their act on the road with a variety of improv skits that feed off of the audience.

Year: 2016
Netflix ID: 81173301 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Luan Santana, Chit찾ozinho and Xoror처, Naiara Azevedo, and other artists celebrate Brazil's country music and its different styles.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:17:28
Netflix ID: 81295108 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Host Felipe Castanhari explores science, history, mysteries and marvels, uncovering mind-blowing facts with help from his lab buddies.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 81020977 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Featuring experts in their fields and raw and moving footage, this documentary makes a case for increased autonomy in women's choices for childbirth.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:31:23
Netflix ID: 80995576 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Brazil's high-profile crimes of passion are re-created as psychologists, investigators and the family of the deceased reveal details of each case.

Year: 2015
Netflix ID: 80995715 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary captures the environmental and societal impact of Brazil's Cerrado savanna suffering from severe deforestation.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:36:01
Netflix ID: 81038976 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary follows charismatic Brazilian duo Anavitória from their modest hometown to the red carpet of the 2017 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 00:50:04
Netflix ID: 81075552 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This series explores the eerie cases of people who have disappeared, often without leaving a trace, as their loved ones cling to hopes of finding them.

Year: 2015
Netflix ID: 81044172 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In Toritama, a cinematographer explores how the grueling hustle of garment production impacts the locals, eager to spend their wages on a holiday.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:25:49
Netflix ID: 81180842 · Watch on Netflix

This documentary chronicles the evolution of the HIV virus in Brazil over three decades and shows the stigma imposed on those living with the disease.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:33:04
Netflix ID: 81213977 · Watch on Netflix

For the centenary of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube, experts, players and fans remember the Brazilian football club's triumphs, trials and cultural legacy.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:06:15
Netflix ID: 81211690 · Watch on Netflix

Through interviews from prominent artists in the genre, this documentary tries to pinpoint the originator of the lively musical style known as axé.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:54:36
Netflix ID: 81295392 · Watch on Netflix

This docuseries examines contemporary artists and creations behind Inhotim, the groundbreaking 2,000-acre art park and botanical garden in Brazil.

Year: 2018
Netflix ID: 81311699 · Watch on Netflix

This docuseries spotlights Afro-Brazilian thinkers sharing their individual journeys and discussing representation, entrepreneurship and community.

Year: 2017
Netflix ID: 81331067 · Watch on Netflix

As urbanization expands throughout society, this documentary discusses the value of finding ways for children to forge real connections with nature.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:32:02
Netflix ID: 81347751 · Watch on Netflix

Photographer César Fraga and writer Maurício Barros de Castro travel throughout Africa to investigate the true history and impact of colonial slavery.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 81350302 · Watch on Netflix

This documentary examines the rich cultural, economic and social legacy of the Italian diaspora that settled in Brazil in the late 19th century.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:24:14
Netflix ID: 81410459 · Watch on Netflix

This documentary traces the impact of the State Centers for Youth and Children Orchestras of Bahia and the program's powerful community music projects.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:21:27
Netflix ID: 81457373 · Watch on Netflix

Through interviews with family, friends and musicians, this documentary explores the intense life and impact of the Charlie Brown Jr. vocalist.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:16:56
Netflix ID: 81279462 · Watch on Netflix