Andrea Barata Ribeiro

Producer

Biography

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Filmography

City of God

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

5.8

State of Fear

As São Paulo erupts in an unprecedented wave of violence, a lawyer with underworld ties must strike a deal with the police to rescue her kidnapped niece.

7.6

Cangaço Novo

Adrift and desperately needing money to pay for his ailing adoptive father's care, Ubaldo, a bank clerk who's unable to remember his childhood, receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. He goes to Cratará, in the heart of the northwest desert, where he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical cangaceiro.

7.6

City of God: The Fight Rages On

Twenty years after City of God, Buscapé recounts how conflicts between police, traffickers, and militias impacted the community.

6.5

Blindness

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

7.2

Sound & Fury

Interwoven with Shakespearean storylines, the miniseries depicts the daily life of a theater troupe from São Paulo, exploring the dilemmas and situations artists face both on and off stage.

7.1

Trash

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

6.8

Rivers of Fate

When a teen is kidnapped by a sex trafficking ring, a river pirate and a fierce mother embark on separate quests to find her — until their paths cross.

7.0

City of Men

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

7.1

7 Prisoners

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

7.6

Waste Land

An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.

7.1

Happily Ever After?

When the mysterious call girl Danny Bond comes on the scene, a crime of passion changes forever the lives of all involved. Who will the victim be? And the villain? After all, in a story so full of secrets and infidelity, who can get away with it to live happily ever after?

9.0

Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing

Raul Seixas abandoned his career as a music producer to become a singer, mixing rock with baião. He adopted a radical style and fell into addiction, but became a Brazilian rock icon.

7.6

Marighella

Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.

5.9

Adrift

A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening when she learns about her father's infidelities.

5.9

Zoom

A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.

6.9

Not by Chance

Enio is a middle-aged man who lives in solitude after a failed relationship. Pedro, 30, dates Teresa, who is moving to her home. He inherited a carpentry from his father and a taste for the pool. When a traffic accident crosses the parallel trajectories of the two, the imponderable imposes itself and the uncontrol begins.

6.0

Antonia

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7.0

Father’s Chair

Theo is living the good life in an upscale Brazilian neighborhood. He’s a hardworking doctor, husband, and father. However, Theo has chosen his career over his family, and little by little he discovers that his world is crumbling around him. His beloved mentor and surrogate father is dying, and his wife announces that she wants a divorce. Yet nothing prepares him for the day when he comes home to discover that his 15-year-old son, Pedro, has disappeared. Theo takes to the road in search of his son. In a journey that leads him throughout Brazil, Theo discovers what really matters to him. Searching for his missing son, Theo finds himself.

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Beleza S/A

In the series, surgeons Alex (Antonio Petrin) and Jairo (Antonio Saboia), along with endocrinologist Cleo (Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha), are partners in the high-end aesthetic clinic Uberwald. Alex, older and grumpy, tends to be straightforward and even refuses some procedures in the name of ethics. On the other hand, Jairo is more ambitious and sees clients as a good opportunity to make money by boosting their self-esteem. Finally, Cleo helps patients understand the secrets of the human body and good nutrition. The cast also includes names like Isabella Masor, Cecília Homem de Mello, Claudia Alencar, Fafá Rennó, among others. Throughout the episodes, the series also features special appearances.