A year in Vortex” is a series of 7 30-minute episodes retracing the trajectory of the bar-studio-record store Vortex (1987-1988) and the hundreds of musicians and rock fans who, at a very young age, frequented that house. Today, they are certainly no longer young, but they still have many memories, which will be recorded in a series of interviews carried out in a rehearsal and recording studio in Porto Alegre.

The members of the bands that performed at Vortex were brought together and, after watching their performances from 30 years ago (the shows broadcast to the bar were recorded on VHS), they told stories and performed their biggest hits again. Thus, in addition to the inevitable nostalgia, we can rediscover traces, still very much alive, of the incredible creativity of the 1980s.

Despite the simplicity of equipment and facilities, Vortex ended up generating a large collection of photos, videos and, mainly, music, destined for the releases of the Vortex label, which had emerged in 1985 to release the first album by Os Replicantes. The label, however, ended up embracing the intense rock production in Porto Alegre. There were more than 20 releases on cassette tape and 8 on VHS, distributed at the Vortex store counter and, by mail, throughout Brazil.

All of these sound and video matrices were preserved, including the cover arts, forming rare, unpublished and precious archive material for editing the documentary and short videos.