
Person
Lírio Ferreira
Directing · Born 1965-03-01 · Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Biography
Lírio Ferreira (Recife, March 1, 1965) is a Brazilian filmmaker. He directed the feature films Baile Perfumado (Best Film at the Brasília Film Festival 1996), Árido Movie (Venice 2005), Cartola – Music for the Eyes (2007), O Homem que Engarrafava Nuvens (IDFA 2009), Sangue Azul (Berlin 2015), Acqua Movie (Rio Festival 2019) and CAFI (Rio Festival 2021).
Known for

Cartola: The Samba Legend
Director

Manguebit
Self

World’s End
Director

The Last Rock Band
Director

Chá
Writer

Vivo 76
Director

On Off
Director

Perfumed Ball
Director

The Water Eyed Boy
Director

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Self
Filmography
- 2026Para Vigo Me Voy!Director
- 2026Vivo 76Director
- 2025Soul's PeakDirector
- 2024The Water Eyed BoyDirector
- 2024The Last Rock BandDirector
- 2023Amizadehimself
- 2023On OffDirector
- 2021CafiDirector
- 2021ManguebitSelf
- 2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf
- 2020Salve o Prazer!Writer
- 2020Ouro Velho, Mundo NovoDirector
- 2019Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
- 2019Acqua MovieDirector
- 2016World’s EndDirector
- 2014Blue BloodDirector
- 2014O Poeta AmericanoDirector
- 2011A espiritualidade e a sinucaDirector
- 2008The Man Who Bottled CloudsDirector
- 2007Cartola: The Samba LegendDirector
- 2005Dry MovieDirector
- 2002Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano: Ao VivoDirector
- 1997Perfumed BallDirector
- 1995That's a Lero-LeroDirector
- 1992O Crime da ImagemWriter
- 1987CháWriter
- —O Bandido da Sétima LuzContinuity
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