Elba Ramalho
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Biography: Elba Ramalho (born August 17, 1951, in Conceição, Paraíba) is a Brazilian songwriter, performer, poet and actress. She is sometimes called "The Queen of Forró". In addition to her successful solo career, Elba has collaborated with a number of well-established Brazilian acts, including Alceu Valença and her first cousin Zé Ramalho. In 2019, her album O Ouro do Pó da Estrada was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Roots Album. On 2021, she received another nomination for the same category, this time for the album Eu e Vocês. Source: Article "Elba Ramalho" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil
Birthday: August 17, 1951
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Gender: Female
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Plano B
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-10-02
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Hello, Hello, Terezinha!
Overview: Hello, Hello, Terezinha! is a feature-length documentary about the country's biggest communication phenomenon. Politically incorrect, radical, renewing, Chacrinha changed Brazilian television forever and expressed a Brazil that was around it, but was not perceived. The film tells the great adventure of Abelardo Barbosa through the eyes of the presenter. It gathers the nuclei of its constellation - chacretes, fledglings and artists who passed through its programs - to identify their individualities and their emotions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-10-29
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Lambada
Overview: An American director travels to Brazil and falls for a local girl.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-23
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Malandro
Overview: In Rio de Janeiro's bohemian district called Lapa, during the '40s, a stylish and popular scoundrel exploits a cabaret singer, and earns his living by means of petty swindles. But then he meets Ludmila, the cabaret owner's daughter, who wants to get rich smuggling goods in times of war.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-07-02
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Morte e Vida Severina
Overview: The saga of Severino, a poor guy living in the back country of Northeast Brazil, leaving for the big city of Recife, in search of a better life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-12-22
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República dos Assassinos
Overview: In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, symbol of the group, caused an uncomfortable indignation. This is the story of Mateus Romeiro, the most famous of the policemen, who was part of the Homens de Aço (Steelmen) group, one of the factions in which the squadron was divided.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-11-11
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The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Overview: A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor" — the author of such classic Brazilian popular songs as "Asa Branca". A musical film about the baião, a movement in Brazilian music in the 1940s and 1950s that was later snowed under by samba and bossa nova.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-07-28
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Prova de Fogo
Overview: As soon as Mauro, an Administration student, discovers a strong vocation for mediumship, he drops everything to go deeper and dedicate himself to Umbanda, a religion he embraces so strongly that it makes him give up his studies. Determined to open his own spiritist center, Mauro moves to the countryside.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-05-25
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Um Barzinho, Um Violão: Novelas Anos 70
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Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-09-16
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O Grande Encontro 3
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Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2000-06-11
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Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom
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Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-10-06
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Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo
Overview: Musician Alceu Valença revisits his career, from his first contact with music, when he was still young, through the 1970s, when several names in music from the Northeast gained space on the scene.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-06-14
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Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Overview: Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city. Meanwhile, a rich girl falls in love with a poor composer. Based on the musical play "Pobre Menina Rica", by Vinícius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-04-30
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Viva São João!
Overview: Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-06-14
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Morte e Vida Severina
Overview: The story of Severino, a man who tries to escape the misery and the drought prevailing in the rural backcountry of the Northeast of Brazil. He heads for Recife, passing through desert and forest regions, expecting to find a better life.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-07-29
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Danado de Bom
Overview: Born in Arcoverde, in the backlands of Pernambuco, the lonely boy who was raised by his father after his mother left, João Silva soon discovered a passion for the northeastern rhythms, such as the baião, xote and forró. He went to Rio de Janeiro when he was still a little boy to meet the idol Luiz Gonzaga. Both men, who were not very fond of each other when they first met, became not only great friends but also partners in many hits like “Doutor do Baião”, “Nem se Despediu de Mim” and “Pagode Russo”.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-03-15
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Rock in Rio 30 Anos
Overview: Documentary of the legendary 1985 music festival in Brazil.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-01-11
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A Imagem da Tolerância
Overview: While the differences in religious beliefs tend to separate and divide, the image of Nossa Senhora de Aparecida is like her cloak, covering and protecting the body of her followers. Aparecida has devout followers of all social classes, religions and regions of the country. Aparecida is a symbol of the maternal heart, kindness and tolerance. All people fit underneath the mother’s cloak. Aparecida goes beyond the church which she represents and transcends the differences so that all feel welcome in her home. The film is constructed by different characters that have emotional, relevant and particular stories about their faith in Aparecida.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-10-19
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Elba Ramalho - Elba Ao Vivo
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Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-03-07
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Trem Fantasma
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-11-29
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