Cris around the World – Discovering Portugal

Portugal and Brazil have a well-known and interesting historical relationship, but what about looking at it through a fun and familiar perspective, to begin with? Brazil wants to discover Portugal! Currently, the world has all eyes on Portugal, but this is especially true to the Brazilian public who has found in the old country more than the known codfish recipes, wines, or Lisboa and Porto cities.  The third season of the series Cris Around the World brings forward the culture and history of Portugal. And of course, all the best Portugal has to offer to visitors with an entertaining approach to the whole family. 

Film Credits

• Series / Variety
• Production: Viralata Productions
• Casting: Cris Stilben, Igor Duarte and Emmanuel
• Direction: Igor Duarte
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo

Where to watch: Looke / Net Now / Box Brazil Play / PrimeVideo

Cris Around the World – In The Heart of The Brazilian Amazon – Season 5

The family has gotten bigger and now Cris, Igor and Emmanuel set off on another adventure with Francisco, the new explorer and member of the family.  This is the first season in Brazilian territory and nothing better than to depart to a destination considered the lungs and heart of the Earth: The Amazon Jungle! The biggest tropical rainforest in the world has also the greatest biodiversity and is also popular among beach lovers. And the fifth season of Chris around the world gets back to make it clear.

The four kids start their trip in Pará, right in the village of Alter do Chão, considered the “Amazon Caribbean”, an area filled with paradise-like beaches alongside the Tapajós river. There they enjoy boat and canoe trips, discovering the famous FLONA – Tapajós Nacional Forest, one of the oldest conservation areas in the country.

After a brief visit to Manaus where they learn about Brazilian history, they depart to the city of Novo Airão, Amazon state, immersing themselves in the culture of the indigenous people, going on jungle expeditions, diving with amazon pink river dolphins, trying traditional dishes on riverside family’s houses and getting to know about the local flora and fauna. Between dips in the river and amazing tours in Anavilhanas National Park, the family gains new bits of knowledge about sustainability and ancestry that they will cherish for life.

Film Credits

• Series / Documentary
• Production: Viralata Productions
• Direction: Rafael Machado
• Screenplay: Fernanda Celleghin
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry

Black Wall

The docuseries follows for five years the interventions of “Negro Muro” or “Black Wall” project in Rio de Janeiro, exposing the creative process, research, execution, and hardships behind each panel – while narrating the story of the exceptional figures honored by the project and his relationship to the suburb is depicted. Thus, the series calls into question the construction of the collective Brazilian memory and questions the invisibility of the black population in the country’s construction.

It is in this scenario, in 26-minute episodes, that the first season of the series “Black wall” honors great black characters and builds monuments in their tribute, rescuing and valuing the African memory in Brazil, for its rich culture as well as remembering the historical wounds that never healed.

Through the research of culture producer Pedro Rajão and the art panels of urban artist Cazé, the series will picture and call to memory the history/memory of five black women that marked their eras and highlighted their work areas: music, theater, literature, politics or as teachers.  Five women that revolutionized their eras and are references for the newest generations.

Film Credits

• Series / Documentary
• Production: Cardume Filmes and Produtora Viralata
• Co-production: GNT
• Direction: Micael Hocherman & Karen Suzane
• Screenplay: Clara Anastácia
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro and Micael Hocherman
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry

Cris around the World – Discovering Switzerland

Cris Stilben has always dreamed of traveling the world and from a young age planned what would come ahead. Among national and international destinations, she created a blog to record her journeys. After a while, she was joined by Igor who from her boyfriend became her husband and later their son’s father, young Emmanuel. The trio is always traveling and exploring new places, which are shown on the TV show Cris around the World. The trips only get bigger, just like the family: there is a baby on the way. And the big question is: will it be possible to keep their traveling routine? After telling their story, the three board with the new family member still on Cris’s belly heading to Switzerland, where between ski resorts, amazing Alpine mountains, train tours, resorts, and spas, they enjoy the last trip before their big life change. Between touristic attractions, the couple reflects and discusses the future possibilities after the arrival of the second child, while Emmanuel tries to overcome his fears of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together the three try to decide on the baby’s name and Cris and Igor get to a decision that will change their lives: stay still in one place or continue traveling.

Film Credits

• Feature film / Documentary
• Production: Viralata Productions
• Direction: Rafael Machado
• Screenplay: Fernanda Celleghin
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry

B Side of the Road – Season 1

B Side Of The Road é a docuseries that registers the adventure of two very distinct friends: from different countries and with contrasting personalities they exercise their freedom on a motorbike road trip through South America. A Brazilian and an Argentinian board on a unique trip, venturing themselves on roads that challenge the friendship and companionship of the characters. All this just to discover along the track the B side of roads!

In this first season, departing from São Paulo, traveling through the south of Brazil, and finally arriving in Argentina, Thiago and Pancho will face challenges and turbulences on the road, besides being touched by encounters and stories found through the hardship of the roads.

Film Credits

• Series / Documentary
• Production: Produtora Viralata and Dagda Visual
• Casting: Thiago Stechinni and Pancho
• Direction: Lucas Bazoni
• Production: Thiago Stechinni, Pancho, Lucas Bazoni and Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo
• Production Directoion: Elisa Petry

Cris Around The World – Diving in Croatia’s secrets

Cris, Igor, and young Emmanuel decide to enjoy the European summer in a place filled not only with amazing beaches but also filled with History – with capital H -: Croatia! With a long coast bathed by the Adriatic Sea, several museums, medieval buildings, and even monuments from the Roman Empire era, the country enchanted the family, who decided to describe it to the public from north to south in the 13 episodes of this season.

Beginning with a thrilling experience in an interactive museum in Zagreb, Croatia’s beautiful capital, they departed next to Istria, the greatest peninsula in the country also known as “Little Italy”. Ruins, Roman temples, and underground tunnels built before the first World War create along with the crystal-clear blue seas, paradise-like islands, and impeccable gastronomy, a tourist destination that has a little bit for everyone. In Karlovac, the family learns about a notorious citizen of the region, now Croatia: the great inventor Nikola Tesla. After visiting lakes and areas depicted in the famous series “Game of Thrones”, the three arrive at Hvar Island, the sunniest place in Europe and, no wonder, a UNESCO World Heritage site.  In Dubrovnik, they are charmed by the medieval atmosphere and the famous dish “stuffed chicken”. The trip ends in Zadar, where they find one of the most striking landscapes of the season.

Film Credits

• Series / Variety
• Production: Viralata Productions
• Casting: Cris Stilben, Igor Duarte and Emmanuel
• Direction: Igor Duarte
• Screenplay: Fernanda Celleghin
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo
• Production Directoion: Elisa Petry

Where to watch: Box Brazil Play