Memories of the inhabitants of São Paulo in the 1940s and 1950s, the city center’s golden age. Featuring stars such as Vida Alves, as well as ordinary people like Reynaldo Carvalho, who worked as a hotel doorman for 15 years.
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Alexandre Carvalho Director · Cauê Ueda Cinematographer
United States release September 7, 2004 · Produced in Brazil · Original title Portas da Cidade
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ASC Audiovisual
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Brazil
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Original title
Portas da Cidade
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · August 4, 2004
Limited theatrical · Screened at São Paulo International Short Film Festival
United States · September 7, 2004
Limited theatrical · Screened at New York Brazilian Film Festival
Brazil
February 14, 2019 · Digital · Uploaded to YouTube by the director.
May 30, 2026 · Digital · Made available on the brazilian streaming service Tela Brasil.
Cuba
December 12, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Screened at Havana Film Festival
Pakistan
January 10, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Screened at Kara Film Festival
Portugal
November 1, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Screened at Festival Internacional de Curtas de Évora
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