BRAZIL

The Mission (1986)  -- Jesuits in Brazil try to protect natives

Xica (1978) -- slavery in Brazil

Quilombo (1984)  -- illegal towns composed of renegade slaves and others at the bottom that whites just have to destroy

Black Orpehus (1958)  -- life amidst the minorities in Brazil and their deep involvement in Carnival

Pixote (1981)  --  the life of a poor boy in Brazil

City of God --  modern day consequences of slavery and racism in Brazil