You love Letterboxd.
We do too.
In Portuguese, with series and anime together.
Relicário doesn't try to replace Letterboxd. It tries to do what Letterboxd would have done if it had been born here, today, also embracing series and anime — without losing the editorial care.
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— First of all
Letterboxd saved cinema on the internet. We're not here to talk it down.
For almost a decade, Letterboxd was almost the only place where it still made sense to write about film online. No clickbait. No forced rankings. No algorithm yanking attention. The clean interface, the list system, the community that cares about writing — all of that became a reference precisely because it was rare. And it's still rare.
But Letterboxd was built in New Zealand, in English, with priorities from a market that isn't ours. The catalog prioritizes the anglophone circuit. Trending lists are in English. Brazilian cinema appears, but isn't the center. And series and anime — by product choice, and that's fine — were left out. What remains is switching apps three times a week.
— What changes
Five things that change when the tracker is in Portuguese and embraces film, series and anime together.
- Native English support
From interface to catalog — everything in Portuguese
Synopsis in Portuguese, written by someone who watched. Titles with their national name when one exists. Brazilian release dates. The only thing in English is the film itself.
- 3 mÃdias 1 app
Film, series and anime in the same place
You don't have to switch apps when you finish Severance or an episode of Frieren. Everything in the same tracker — with lists that can cross work types, if you want.
- 6 dimensões
Separate scores by dimension
Direction is one thing. Screenplay is another. Cinematography is another. A five-star score tells an average — Relicário's multidimensional score tells the story. Configurable weights.
- Spoiler-safe
Discussion rooms per film (and per episode)
You just finished Anatomy of a Fall and want to talk to someone. Create a room. Those who saw it enter. Those who haven't can't see. No spoilers, no fleeing Twitter.
- No algorithm
Editorial feed in Portuguese
Long posts. Inline work citation. Bold, italic, quote. No dances, no forced rankings, no popcorn photos. In Portuguese, with Brazilian references.
— The Profile
Not a bio. A confession.
Letterboxd taught a generation to write about film — and that's why the community there is so good. Relicário inherits that culture and adds a layer: your profile has a field in your own words, with a few short sentences about the film that shaped you, the director you defend, the series that will finally fit here too.
— In my own words
- Left the Oppenheimer screening unable to speak for fifteen minutes.
- Thinks Stalker is the greatest film ever made. Knows it's insufferable.
- City of God is canon. Next topic.
- Just finished Severance and can finally track it here.
- Cried at Frieren. Couldn't mark it on Letterboxd.
— Comparison
No fluff. Here's what each one does.
| Letterboxd | Relicário | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | English (interface) | Native Portuguese |
| Catalog | Global, anglophone focus | Brazilian, with local names |
| Films | ✦ Core product | ✦ Core product |
| Series | Not supported | Supported |
| Anime | Limited (films yes, series no) | Full support, separated by season |
| Rating system | 1 score (stars, 0–5) | 6 dimensions + overall score |
| Episode rooms | No | Yes |
| Feed | Activity + light algorithm | Pure chronological, editorial formatting |
| Price | Free · Pro ($19/year) | Free · PRO (R$8/month) |
Fundadores da lista de espera têm PRO vitalÃcio — sem mensalidade.
— When it makes sense
Not every cinephile needs to switch. But if any of these cases is yours — it's worth considering.
- You wish Letterboxd supported series, and got tired of keeping three different trackers for film, series and anime.
- You'd like the Brazilian catalog to be more central — with PT-BR synopses.
- You feel five stars can't capture 'film with excellent direction and weak screenplay'.
- You wanted to write about film in Portuguese, with editorial formatting, and be read by a Portuguese-speaking community.
- You wanted to create a room after the cinema, without posting a public review, and talk only with those who saw it.
If none of this bothers you, Letterboxd remains the best at what it does. No judgment. If any of these cases is yours — Relicário might be what you were looking for.
— Bringing your filmography
Years of film on Letterboxd don't go back to zero.
Direct import of your Letterboxd filmography on first access. Diary, lists, watchlist, star ratings (converted to 0–10 overall score) — all migrated. You don't start over.
Letterboxd export (ZIP/CSV) supported · diary with dates preserved · lists preserved
Notifications
We notify you. We don't interrupt you.
No blinking red badge. No "you're missing episodes". No manufactured anxiety. Relicário only calls for your attention when it's worth it — and stays quiet when it's not.
The rule is simple: a notification here is a response to something you started following. Never the other way around.
- No streaks, no manufactured urgency, no marketing push
- Daily digest at the time you choose
- Total silence between 10pm and 9am — by default
- Each type turns off in one click. No settings maze.
— THE NAME
Por que Relicário?
FROM LATIN reliquiarium · A PLACE TO PRESERVE WHAT IS PRECIOUS
A reliquary is a small compartment, usually in the form of a pendant or locket, used to keep photos, keepsakes, and small relics of sentimental value. From the Latin reliquarium: a place to preserve what is precious.
Before digital, every film existed inside a steel canister — fragile, unique, irreplaceable reels of celluloid. Cinematheques around the world keep these canisters like relics, because losing a frame means losing a piece of what once existed. A reliquary of images.
We chose this name because we know that films are not just two hours of screen time. They are the first time you cried in a dark theater without quite understanding why. They are scenes that stayed with you long after the credits rolled.
Relicário is the place
where you keep all of this.
FAQ
What people usually ask before joining.
Is Relicário a copy of Letterboxd?
No. The design decisions diverge in important ways — multidimensional rating system, rooms per work, native series and anime support. The intersection is that both respect the act of writing about what you watch.
Is Letterboxd bad?
Not at all. Letterboxd is a reference on merit. We just think there's room for a tracker that brings film, series and anime together, in Portuguese, with a Brazilian focus.
Can I bring my filmography?
Yes. Direct import via Letterboxd export (ZIP with CSVs) at onboarding. Diary, lists, watchlist and scores come with you.
Can I use it just for films, ignoring series and anime?
Yes. There's a filter by work type in all areas. You decide what appears.
What do star ratings (0–5) convert to?
They convert to the overall score on a 0–10 scale. You can then adjust to the multidimensional system if you want.
When does it launch?
No public date yet. Relicário is in active development — we want to launch when it's actually ready.
✦ Founders reserved ✦
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For those who use Letterboxd and think they're asking too much
Letterboxd changed something about how we write about cinema. Before it, there were personal blogs, social networks, trying to compress two hours of film into 280 characters. It gave back the space to people who have something to say — and don't need to be professional critics. The first time you read a stranger's review on Letterboxd and thought 'this person got it exactly right', you understood why the app exists.
But there's one thing Letterboxd has never been: from here. English interface, trending lists in English, the discovery tab full of anglophone circuit. And when you finish Severance and go to log it, Letterboxd doesn't support series. You open another app. And when you finish Frieren, you open a third.
Relicário wasn't born as an alternative to Letterboxd. It was born from people who love Letterboxd but who, at some point, realized they were fighting the tool. They wanted to write in Portuguese and be read by a Lusophone community. They wanted to log the whole season without leaving. They wanted a score that separated 'excellent direction, weak script' from a star and a half for everything that isn't perfect.
We're not asking you to leave Letterboxd. We're asking you to imagine it was from here.
If you made it this far, we're probably talking about the same thing. Relicário is built by cinephiles who also use Letterboxd — and who think there's room for something more in Portuguese, with series and anime in the same place.
A Relicário doesn't hold everything. It holds what matters.
— Relicário Team ✦