Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2004 Oliveira akaita "The Fifth Empire" ("O Quinto Império <unk> Ontem Como Hoje"), firimu rezvematongerwo enyika rakavakirwa pamutambo unonzi "El-Rey Sebastião" naJosé Régio. Firimu racho rinorondedzera nhoroondo yaMambo Sebastian I wePortugal, uye pakuratidzwa paVenice Film Festival muna 2004, Oliveira akabvuma kuti Mutungamiri weUnited States George W. Bush aiva "nechido che"Sebastianist "mukutaura kwake chido chokuparadzira hurumende yezvematongerwe enyika uye rusununguko munyika yose muchimiro chake cheChishanu Empire. " Mufirimu racho Mambo Sebastian (Ricardo Trêpa) anofungisisa nezvokuramba achiita hondo yake yechitendero kuMiddle East iyo yaizotungamirira kuHondo yeAlcácer Quibir
(kwaaizopedzisira afa) uye zano raanotsvaka kubva kuvapi vezano vakasiyana-siyana, shamwari uye nhengo dzemhuri. Firimu racho rinoratidzira Mambo Sebastian seakagumburwa nenzvimbo yake munhau uye nengano yake pachake, achigadzira mamiriro ezvinhu echisimba kumativi ose. Iyi firimu yakaratidzwa muVenice kunze kwemakwikwi sechikamu cheOliveira's Career Golden Lion mubairo. Oliveira akatevera iyi firimu ne "Magic Mirror" ("Espelho Mágico") muna 2005. Zvichienderana nenyaya "A Alma dos Ricos" naAgustina Bessa-Luís, iyo firimu nyeredzi Leonor Silveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Baldaque naMichel Piccoli mune cameo, asi yakaburitswa naJosé Miguel Cadilhe pachinzvimbo chaPaulo Branco. Mufirimu racho, Silveira anotamba mukadzi akapfuma uyo akatsunga kuona kuratidzwa chaiko kweMhandara Maria nerubatsiro rwaTrêpa, uyo achangobva kusunungurwa mutirongo.