Rita Moreira (born 1944, São Paulo) is a Brazilian filmmaker, journalist and writer.
Her documentaries are known for focusing on social issues, usually emphasizing members of society on the margins of large urban centers.
[1] The themes of her films range from abandoned children and racism to gender and sexuality issues.
Returning to Brazil she produced,"A Dama do Pacaembu"(1983), run in partnership with Maria Luísa Leal, [3] which shows the life of a homeless woman in the upscale area of the Pacaembu neighborhood of São Paulo, and "Hunting Season" (1988), about homophobia in the post-re-democratization period in Brazil.
In addition, she published poetry books, such as "Maria Morta em Mim" (1963), written when she was still seventeen, "The Hour of the Greatest Love" (1965), "Peering into the Papaya" (1999), and "Coração de Ontem" (2015).