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- A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
- James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.
- The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
- A small plane carrying fossil hunters crashes in the Amazon jungle, and the survivors must battle their way through cannibals, wild animals, and slave traders.
- A true story of the first narco-submarine that was intercepted in Europe. Three men with more than 3 tons of cocaine survive a series of breakdowns, storms, and police chase. Its leader is Nando, a Spanish boxer who fights to survive.
- A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
- A young man comes to the rescue of his girlfriend abducted by thieves and brought to Rio. An extravagant adventure ensues.
- In 2002, 12-year-old Maria, living in dire poverty with her family, is sold by her fisherman father to prostitute recruiter Seu Tadeu, who takes her to a low-class brothel in the Amazon region. While she suffers innumerable abuses, Maria only thinks of escaping the horrible conditions she's faced with.
- Two Frenchmen must go to South America to save the local shaman's soul from the evil forces.
- The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe. Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon. Salomé lets the accordion player sleep with her once, with Dasdô's knowledge. He's moon-struck. Then, after Dasdô's baby is born and financial disaster hits the troupe, and the accordionist must choose between seeing his wife a prostitute and leaving the caravan.
- This series of vignettes offers ruminations on time, fate and other human mysteries. Each of the film's seven directors conjures a scenario that speaks to some facet of universal experience.
- A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII.
- An account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.
- A scientist and his nephew are hosts of Lana, queen of the Amazons. Meanwhile, other white men penetrate the Brazilian jungle, wishing to find and take the legendary Amazons' treasure.
- The true-life story of Brazilian TV host Wallace Souza, who was accused of literally killing for ratings, and using his crime TV show to cover up the grizzly truth.
- The "Earth's Natural Wonders" series tells the stories of some of our planet's most spectacular places and how they have shaped the lives of those who live there.
- After 22 years of playing for the world's greatest football teams, David Beckham has retired and he has the freedom to do whatever he wants. To mark the occasion he's going on an adventure. He's chosen Brazil, and he's taking 3 of his closest friends to join him on this once in a lifetime experience. Starting with a beach foot-volleyball game in Rio, they travel deep into the Amazon, ending up with the remote Yanonami tribe, with David desperately trying to explain the beautiful game.
- Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe.
- 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.
- This documentary chronicles the life of a female spotted jaguar in the South American jungle.
- Berlin's Fuck for Forest is one of the world's most bizarre charities: based on the idea that sex can change the world, the NGO raises money for their environmental cause by selling home-made erotic films on the Internet.
- After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle.
- Martin Strel attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River, the longest continuous swim in history.
- The origin story of Tainá, an orphaned little indian girl destined to be a warrior, protector of her jungle.
- A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder. The story of how this happened and how he got into trouble is told in flashback.
- Collection of Michael Jackson's music videos from the period 1983-1997. Mainly focused post-1995 era, including videos such as "Scream" and "They Don't Care About Us."
- Uýra, a trans-indigenous artist travels through the Amazon forest on a journey of self-discovery using performance art and ancestral messages to teach indigenous youth and confront structural racism and transphobia in Brazil.
- Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes of a Cousteau production? Find out as the Calypso is readied for an Amazon adventure. A remarkable journey through this still-mysterious kingdom begins as the team goes deep into the Amazon.
- A film crew tracks a group of researchers and their breakthrough disease research. While battling through the rainforest, things turn deadly leaving them fighting to survive.
- The Brazilian Government leads Latin American countries in the fight against drug cartels. In response drug cartels start a series of attacks against Brazil's cities and natural resources. Their first target is the Amazon Forest.
- Painful family events lead Augusta to leave Italy. On a small boat, immersed in the Amazon Forest grandness, she travels among the Indian villages. From the favela to the isolation in the Forest, Augusta goes in search of herself.
- 2014's Football World Cup, held in Brazil.
- Broken Spectre is the culmination of three years of painstaking documentation, using a wide range of scientific imaging and sound technologies to capture environmental crimes in the world's most crucial yet ignored ecological war zone. Broken Spectre is presented across an immersive 20-metre widescreen panorama and 12 channel sound system utilizing different visually arresting strategies to depict the unfolding crisis; each shifting in scale and focus to convey these urgent environmental fault lines more powerfully.
- Young man, of Portuguese nobility ascendancy, starts working in a rubber plantation in the Amazon, in 1912, and falls in love with pretty Yayá, a married woman.
- Six girls living along the Amazon, Nile, Mississippi, Danube, Ganges, and Yangtze rivers learn about water and sustainability and use their newfound education to protect their communities and homes.
- Anderson, a young indigenous man, with 20 years of age, clashes with archaic traditions and ends up leaving the community where he lives and going to Manaus.
- The Wild Rose is a short film inspired by the Irish urban legend "Elisa Day" and the song "Where The Wild Roses Grow"' by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds ft. Kylie Minogue. A traveler falls in love with Elisa. She is so beautiful and young. They have an intense romance for 3 days.
- In a world in which all boundaries seem to have been conquered, adventurers and extreme sports people restlessly seek out new challenges. They try to defeat the impregnable, make come through the impossible - despite all threatening risks and hazarding perilous efforts. "Explorers - adventures of the century" profiles the wild dozen of the most exceptional protagonists - both men and women - in their quest for the adventures of the new century. Here's kayaker Steve Fisher as he conquers the hundred year flood on the treacherous Zambezi River, no exit point is too extreme for BASE-jumpers Valery Rozov and Karina Hollekim, while Irish marathon swimmer Stephen Redmond withstands the gruelling open sea to become the first to swim the iconic Seven Oceans. They all venture into new terrain, going to their personal limits and take the viewer on the adventure of a lifetime.
- Three short stories by the American expatriate, Paul Bowles, are brought to sinister life - 'Merkala Beach', 'Call at Corazon' and the haunting 'Allal'.
- Brazilian chef Onildo Rocha returns for another expedition of gastronomic discoveries across Brazil. This time, he will venture into the Amazon region, uncovering not only extraordinary ingredients but also a rich and diverse culture.
- A documentary about the press coverage during the Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil.
- In the 1980's, a journalist goes out to find the whereabouts of a famous singer/actress who disappeared some decades earlier. During his search, he crosses the country between several states in what ultimately becomes not only a case about finding a missing person but also a journey of self-discovery.
- Documentary by Portuguese Silvino Santos about the Amazon region from the beginning of the 20th century with rare and unique footage of floral, fauna, and Indigenous Witoto people along with showcasing the region's early industries.
- About how the British broke the Brazilian monopoly on natural rubber. The storyline suggests a complex relation between adventure, military conquest and imperialism.