Milton Gonçalves
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Biography: Milton Gonçalves OMC (Monte Santo de Minas, December 9, 1933 – Rio de Janeiro, May 30, 2022) was a Brazilian actor, director, singer, voice actor and producer. He's one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Hector Babenco. Gonçalves started his career in São Paulo, in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met Augusto Boal, who was looking for an actor to play an old black man. Joining Boal's Teatro de Arena, Milton Gonçalves found an open environment for political, philosophical and artistic discussion, where he was not discriminated for his race. Gonçalves wrote four plays, one of which was staged by the Teatro Experimental do Negro and directed by Dalmo Ferreira. "There I learnt everything I know about Theater. It was fundamental for my comprehension of the world." A Black Movement activist, Milton Gonçalves tried a political career, in the 1990s, as a candidate to Rio de Janeiro state governorship. Father of actor Maurício Gonçalves, he is married to Oda Gonçalves since 1966.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Monte Santo de Minas, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: December 09, 1933
Age: 91 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 30, 2022
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Wild Orchid
Overview: A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-22
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Carandiru
Overview: When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-03-21
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Overview: "Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Acquária
Overview: The planet Earth is devastated by the lack of water. Desert and arid, left this place few living beings , who had to adapt to the new bioma.2 Isolated in small communities , living separated...
Genres: Science Fiction Family Action Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-12-12
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Pedro Diabo Loves Rosa Meia Noite
Overview: Unhappy with what he'd got from life, Pedro Diabo becomes a dread outlaw, whom the police is looking for. In his life of crime, he has the love and support of a strange woman, Rosa Meia-Noite, chorus girl who likes to wear rich costumes in Carnival Balls.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Juntos A Magia Acontece 2
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-12-19
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Segurança Nacional
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Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-05-07
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Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
Overview: Kick-box champion David Sloan arrives in Rio de Janeiro for an exhibition fight. He and mentor Xian take pity on Brazilian rascal Marcos Coasta, an urchin who offers guide services but routinely steals from tourists for himself and his older sister Isabella. David is shocked when he sees how his Argentinian opponent Marcelo needlessly abuses a courteous local sparing partner. That's the doing of his evil US manager, Lane. He has nasty plans to force David to cheat and runs a white slavery racket.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-11
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Moon Over Parador
Overview: Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-09
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Daughters of the Wind
Overview: In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, two sisters meet again after years apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-09-16
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Federal Bank Heist
Overview: "The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-07-22
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Orfeu
Overview: Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Genres: Drama Crime Music Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1999-04-21
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Stay with Me Tonight
Overview: The musician and writer of the comic book "Ghost with Heart of Stone" Eduardo meets the gorgeous Laura, who is engaged and close to her marriage, in a bookstore and immediately they fall in love for each other. Sooner they get married, and one night, Eduardo unexpectedly dies, but his soul does not move to the Third World. He meets the Ghost with Heart of Stone stranded in his house, stalking his beloved next door neighbor D. Mariana and he asks to the ghost how he can communicate and say farewell to Laura.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-09-30
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Billi Pig
Overview: The aspiring actress Marivalda, her husband Wanderley, a bankrupt insurance broker and a false priest do their best to get along in life. But they end up in the hands of a drug boss, whose daughter they promised to save the life of, hit in a shooting at a party in São Cristóvão. A huge cash reward is at stake and now all three have to chase the promised miracle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-03-02
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Máscara da Traição
Overview: Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-08-29
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Rei do Rio
Overview: Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1985-06-11
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They Don't Wear Black Tie
Overview: Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-09-28
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The Grand Moment
Overview: On the day of his wedding, young man from a family of immigrants faces some problems to get the money needed for the last arrangements. The family do what they can in order to honour the great event, selling personal belongings and buying enough supplies for a decent party.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1958-12-03
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Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes
Overview: First film by Julio Bressane shot in exile, "Memoirs" is a film about a man who repeatedly kills the same type of woman in same places, the same way. Filmed on the streets of London.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Natal da Portela
Overview: Biography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could hardly dance or play an instrument, he became one of the main composers of Portela, an important Samba "school" in Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-02-19
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Italiani a Rio
Overview: A bank sends three prize-winning employees on a vacation to Rio.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1987-04-22
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Lucio Flavio
Overview: The story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary organization known as the Death Squad.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-02-01
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The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
Overview: Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around the world as a captain of the merchant navy. Stubborn Chico Pacheco is the only one in town who doesn't believe his tales.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2014-08-21
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Xuxa in Girl's Dream
Overview: Kika, a math teacher, accidentaly becomes a child again after eating a magic cupcake. This leads her in a journey of self-discovery, while also helping Juju, a 10-year old girl chasing her dreams.
Genres: Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-12-27
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Na Boca do Mundo
Overview: A black fisherman now working at a local gas station, Antônio lives at the small beach town of Atafona. His biggest ambition is to stash enough money to leave to a big city with his fiancee, a mix-raced girl who sells fresh crabs to locals and wishes for a better life. When a rich white woman from the high society arrives to spend a few days away after ending a failed marriage, Antônio soon bonds with her and begins to change his plans.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-01-22
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As Alegres Comadres
Overview: Scoundrel João Fausto, a former Portuguese officer, arrives in Tiradentes,in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Using his status of former Imperial Court member, he tries to become lover of both ms. Lima and ms. Rocha, with the intention of taking their money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Angel Was Born
Overview: Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-02-12
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Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme
Overview: Adaptation of the series shown in 1992. A sequence of crimes in the same style intrigue: a man walks with a woman on the beach; she dresses as a bride and is brutally strangled in the middle of the act of love. To prove the authorship of the crimes is the great challenge of detective França.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-01-20
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The Adventures of the Red Plane
Overview: A film about imagination, in which the protagonist goes on internal journeys around the world, overcoming fears and making new discoveries.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2014-12-30
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Em Busca do Tesouro
Overview: Jerry is a tutor at an orphanage. On the first day of vacation, the boys go to the beach with Professor Teobaldo and find a skeleton and a treasure map. Word spreads and a rush for gold begins. On the one hand, Jerry and Neyde, television colleagues; on the other, the director of the station, Indalécio, and his lover Aphrodite; finally, the evil Rock Trombada, in the company of scientist Bertini and Daniel. On Treasure Island, the three camps promote mutual sabotage. After many confusions, Trombada flees with the treasure to the ship's cemetery but they are surrounded by the boys and Indalécio. It's the final war. But it is Jerry who will take the wealth in order to improve the situation at the orphanage.
Genres: Adventure Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Devil Queen
Overview: Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot against Her Majesty arises!
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-05-27
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Grande Sertão
Overview: Cowboy Riobaldo is attracted to same sex Diadorim, not knowing that "he" is a girl dressed in man's clothes. After Diadorim's father is killed, she swears revenge, being joined by Riobaldo in this mission.
Genres: Drama Action Western
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Macunaima
Overview: Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-09-03
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Quilombo
Overview: Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a safe harbor for other outcasts of the world, including Indians and Jews. Ganga Zumba (Toni Tornado) becomes president of Quilombo, the first freely elected leader in the Western Hemisphere. Naturally, the ruling Portuguese want to subjugate Zumba and his followers, but the Quilombians are ready for their would-be oppressors. The end of this Brave New World is not pleasant, but the followers of Zumba and his ideals take to the hills, where they honor his memory to this day. Writer/director Carlos Diegues takes every available opportunity to compare the rise and fall of Quilombo with the state of affairs in modern-day Brazil.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-06-03
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Only One Survived
Overview: Four buddies set out on a three-week deep-sea fishing holiday in the Amazon and run into trouble.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-27
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The Naked Man
Overview: Writer Sílvio Proença needs to travel to São Paulo in order to promote his new book. At the airport, he meets a group of old mates. With the boarding canceled due to a strong storm, the group goes to the apartment of Marialva, daughter of one of Proença's friends. Seduced by Marialva's music and charms, Proença spends the night there, where he wakes up the next day, completely naked. Still groggy from his hangover, he goes to pick up the bread left outside the apartment; that's when the wind closes the door and leaves him naked outside.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Cobrador: In God We Trust
Overview: Adaptation and unification in a single story of several stories by the writer Rubem Fonseca, where the theme of violence in contemporary society is explored.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2007-11-15
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Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso
Overview: The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-11-11
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What Is It Worth?
Overview: Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-05-20
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Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
Overview: A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-02
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Denying Brazil
Overview: A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2000-11-20
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A Cobiça do Sexo
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-08-01
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Procura-se Uma Rosa
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1964-05-21
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História de Um Crápula
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1965-05-26
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Sweet Thieves
Overview: After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-05-26
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The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Overview: Friends of the recently deceased Quincas take their pal's body on one last tour of his favorite spots in Brazil's Bahia.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-05-21
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Meus Dois Amores
Overview: Manuel is a crafty cowboy and swindler who lives to serve his two great loves – his fiancée Das Dô, and his mule Beija-fulô – and his business of selling unsound horses to suckers. The killer Targino arrives in town looking for a horse. Thinking that he is being clever, Manuel sells a sick horse to the assassin. Targino swears that he is going to kill Manuel, and dishonor Das Dô’s reputation after he’s dead. Under pressure, Manuel calls on the magic of Toniquinho das Pedras to protect his body. However, the witchdoctor demands the mule Beija-fulô as payment. Manuel, sees himself in the dilemma between having to choose between his fiancée Das Dô, and the mule, Beija-fulô.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-02-19
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The Naked Man
Overview: A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-03-04
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Cidade Ameaçada
Overview: Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his crimes and cruelty, until his death confronting the police.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1960-06-08
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Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha
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Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1996-12-01
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Overview: Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-05-15
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Milton Gonçalves
Overview: This biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil’s most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves. This actor and director are credited with more than sixty television titles, seventy movies and twenty plays. Known from classic full-length features like Macunaíma, They Don't Wear Black Tie and Kiss of the Spider Woman, his dramatic versatility also encompasses major Brazilian soap operas, including O Bem Amado and Roque Santeiro. With his talent, he overcame barriers faced by many Black performers in Brazil. An active on-screen and on-stage presence since the 1950s, his name is synonymous with the history of Brazilian television, theatre and cinema, making him a landmark talent in the performing arts world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
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Parceiros da Aventura
Overview: Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-06-10
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A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-12-20
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Cuidado! Espião Brasileiro em Ação!
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Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1966-12-21
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Pedro Mico
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1985-12-11
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As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
Overview: Sad with her grandfather's death, Maria goes on vacation with her friend João on board a jeep. After being threatened by three thieves and helped by a Japanese traveler who opens their eyes to the mysteries of love, a pair gets lost in the forest and ends up at the home of a strange woman, who turns out to be a powerful witch Astarte. Realizing the danger they are in, Maria asks for help from the forest beings who teach her the secrets of the four magic keys: earth, air, fire and water. With these teachings, Maria leaves for the final confrontation against Astarte.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1971-07-03
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Yansan
Overview: A re-imagining of the myth of Yansan, Shango and Ogum in a luminous, futuristic Japan.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-14
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Subway to the Stars
Overview: In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-06-02
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A Meeting with Milton Santos
Overview: The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the importance of respecting difference and his belief that an alternative globalisation model could wholly enfranchise all citizens of the world. An illustrious presence in 20th century social sciences, the man dubbed as ‘geography’s philosopher’ eloquently elucidates a developing world perspective on the global age.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-08-17
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Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Overview: The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-06
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Giovanni Improtta
Overview: Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He is betrayed, and ends up under the spotlight of the media and the radar of the police, falsely charged for murder.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-05-18
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Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Overview: Deep in the Amazon rain forest, there is a lost subterranean city. The place was built by Vikings who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and ventured up the Amazon River, and shelters a mysterious treasure. In order to find the secret location, Bárbara and the children Riacho and Manhã will have to face many challenges. Vicious snakes and dangerous pendulum blades are only the beginning of our heroes' adventures.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-12-10
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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Overview: The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure and passion for Brazil.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2000-04-21
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Os Raptores
Overview: Bruno is a physician whose license had been revoked, due to some ethical problems in the past. He gathers some criminals to kidnap the children of two powerful bankers. While the police faces contradictory evidence and clues, Bruno starts killing the other criminals, to keep the ransom for himself.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-06-26
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Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-11-21
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Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1963-06-22
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Napomuceno's Will
Overview: Nopumoceno, the most successful businessman in the Cabo Verde archipelogo, is an ambitious, clever opportunist, known during his lifetime as "eternity single". However, he is then discovered by his illegitimate daughter to have gotten his fortune and his women in unorthodox and incredible ways
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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História de Amor
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Genres: TV Movie Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-04-28
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The Man Who Bought the World
Overview: In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities to prevent a collapse of the world economy. But he manages to escape.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-09-16
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Cat Skin
Overview: A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1962-05-07
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Four Days in September
Overview: Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.
Genres: Thriller Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-10-01
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Pitanga
Overview: This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Garrincha: Lonely Star
Overview: The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs, a passion for women and booze. Also had a much talked extramarital affair with singer Elza Soares and died in relative decadence. The movie focuses on his zenith, from 1953 until the World Championship and the Rio Regional Championship, in 1962.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-07-08
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Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera
Overview: General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend decides to help them, but things only get worse.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1966-05-24
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Esse Mundo é Meu
Overview: The film follows two men living in a Rio de Janeiro slum: a black shoe-shiner and a white mill worker.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1964-04-01
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Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters
Overview: With the help from his little guardian angel, Xuxinha, a 7-year old boy called Guto faces the terrible garbage eating monsters from the planet XYZ in the first-ever animated Xuxa film.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-12-23
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Amanhecer
Overview: This short film portrays the last hours of a young man before assuming homosexuality. He struggles to tell his father that he is gay, but gets inspired from a conversation with friends.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Jovem aos 50 - A História de Meio Século da Jovem Guarda
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-03-23
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All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
Overview: "All Paulos in the World" is a cinematographic essay about Paulo José, one of the greatest artists in Brazil, in the year in which he turns 80 years-old.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-10-14
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Carioca Tigre
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Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1976-10-08
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Five Times Favela
Overview: Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1962-11-20
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Na Mira do Assassino
Overview: A common robber is turned into a killer when he discovers that his sister was sexually assaulted by a policeman. After his act of vengeance, the police force begins a man hunt which corners the man into the building of a district attorney of whom he takes hostage.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Brave Warrior
Overview: Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor with those in power, seriously compromising his own ideals and ethics in the process.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-11-22
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Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto
Overview: Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-caliber criminal who suddenly becomes one of the most wanted men of Rio de Janeiro.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-05-26
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Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido
Overview: True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1966-03-10
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
Overview: The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-26
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Bufo & Spallanzani
Overview: Ivan Canabrava is a writer, turned insurance ivestigator who investigates mysterious deaths involving Bufo Marinus. Bufo Marinus is a frog poison causing catalepsy in humans, simulating death, enabling grand insurance fraud and other crimes. Ten years later, now as a successful writer, similar characters possibly using Bufo Marinus reappear and create an intricate plot full of surprises.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2001-08-31
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Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
Overview: The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-04-04
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É Simonal
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-06-26
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Ipanema, Adeus
Overview: Young and rich executive living in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, leaves his wife and kids behind and goes to Porto Seguro, Bahia, to try and live as a fisherman with his mistress.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-09-29
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Carcereiros: O Filme
Overview: Adriano is an honest prison guard who is averse to violence. He tries to keep the prison peaceful, even though he is struggling with major family problems. The arrival of Abdel, a dangerous international terrorist, increases the tension in the prison, which is already experiencing days of terror due to the fight between two criminal factions. Now, Adriano will have to face a rebellion and control Abdel's every move.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-11-28
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Aperto
Overview: What is the most valuable thing you keep in your memory box?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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Juntos a Magia Acontece
Overview: The death of the matriarch on Christmas eve provokes a crisis that makes the family review attitudes and give a new meaning to the date.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-12-25
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The Fifth Monkey
Overview: When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees. Once he recovers, he is shocked to find the four chimpanzees waiting for him at home, and, believing them to be special, decides to take them to the city in order to sell them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-10-05
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O Sol dos Amantes
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-07-23
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O Alienista
Overview: The story, set in the 19th century, portrays the hypocritical bourgeoisie of the time. The eccentric Dr. Simão Bacamarte is a doctor who will develop his theories about the treatment of madness, knowledge acquired during his stay in Europe. The city is left at the mercy of this man who decides, at his own risk, to judge who were the madmen in the city and who were the sane...
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1993-07-23
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Chico e Amigos
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-12-29
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Pressed, Ripped Apart
Overview: What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? ‘Pressed, Ripped Apart’ makes use of archival sources to retrieve the trajectory of black actresses and actors who, between absences and delimited presences, between the fallacy of a racial democracy – based on the harmony among Brazil’s diverse identities – and erasure of identity, strain the history of Brazilian audiovisual and above all, our own history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-06-06
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Jerry - A Grande Parada
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Genres: Adventure Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
Overview: The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who knew him and worked with him, as well as excerpts from films and videos in which he acted.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-11-19
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A Ilha dos Escravos
Overview: After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D. Pedro. In 1834 D. Miguel left for exile. His supporters don't give up on returning him to the throne. Willing to do anything they even try to use the slaves of the colonies. A mysterious emissary is sent to Cape Verde to prepare an uprising. But other reasons were behind his visit to the archipelago ....
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-05-08
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Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands
Overview: The 20 episode miniseries edited into a 141 minute TV film. The beautiful Flor marries Vadinho and soon finds out he's spending all their money on gambles and has mistresses all over the city. Vadinho suddenly dies while partying during Carnival, and Flor, left helpless and full of debts, ends up marrying Teodoro, who's the exact opposite of her late husband.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1998-08-31
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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Overview: In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-10-22
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Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme
Overview: Hermanoteu is a young shepherd boy who, enlightened by the "Divine Light", travels to the land of Godah to free the people from the oppressive hands of cruel tyrants. A comedy based on the hugely successful play "Hermanoteu in the Land of Godah" by the Brazilian theater company "The Best of the World".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-11-25
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The Memory Thread
Overview: A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1991-12-31
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Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos
Overview: Journalist Geneton Moraes Neto interviews Brazilian international players who lost to Uruguayan national team in the finals of the World Cup 1950 in Maracanã stadium.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Sete Homens Vivos ou Mortos
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-06-01
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Chico Eterno
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-12-06
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Roque Santeiro
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Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-08-27
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