the poet's statue which sits on a bench with its back to the sea, glancing towards the mountains of his native minas gerais comes to life and the famous poet now animated strolls through the streets of rio de janeiro, his home for much of his life, with an expression of bewilderment.

a cidade e o poeta has received numerous awards including at the tiradentes film festival - and more information is available on this page.

directed by ricardo mehedff in 2004, capital circulante is a 10 minute short film is a rio de janeiro based comedy whereby the film's main character is an imported 'hot' car - highly desired by all, the car is passed from person to person as everyone tries to have a piece of its glamour.