José de Abreu
Also Known As: Zé de Abreu
Biography: José Pereira de Abreu Júnior (Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, May 24, 1946) is a Brazilian actor, director and producer.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo, Brazil
Birthday: May 24, 1946
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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O Menino da Porteira
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Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-03-06
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Bela Noite Para Voar
Overview: A day in the life of Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek, in a troubled period of his term, while he maintains a secret love affair.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-03-13
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My Sweet Orange Tree
Overview: Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest life, due to the fact that his father has been unemployed for a long time, and has the habit of having long conversations with a sweet orange tree which is in his backyard. Until one day he meets Portuga, a man who begins to help him and soon becomes his best friend.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-04-19
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Fulaninha
Overview: Movie director in his forties and in existential crisis falls in love with an unknown teen girl he sees walking down the streets, without knowing she's the daughter of the woman he's having a relationship with.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-02-05
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The Price of Peace
Overview: In 1894, with a coup d'état, President Floriano Peixoto closed down The National Congress, soon reinstated with co-religionaries in key positions. In the south of Brazil, the Maragatos revolutionaries would not come to terms with this. They rebelled and marched to Rio de Janeiro to join Admiral Saldanha's troops and depose the President in an episode known today as the Federalist Revolution. The rebels fought bloody battles with Floriano soldiers during the march. Idelfonso Corrêa is a quiet, reserved citizen of humble origin who becomes the Baron of Serro Azul. His mature demeanor makes him a choice for mediator between both groups. Midst negotiations and difficulties to safeguard the family and his protegés, the Baron expands his domains, starts a newspaper, a bank, and exports herva-mate. With the battle over, his form of address, Baron, becomes synonymous with traitors.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-08-23
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Podecrer!
Overview: A group of students in the senior year of high school who have to face to choices of the everyday life. The problems within groups in the school and with having to face the future.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-11-02
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Time and the Wind
Overview: Based on Érico Verissimo's literary trilogy, Time and the Wind follows 150 years of the Terra Cambará family and their opponents, the Amaral family. The struggles between the two families begin in the missions and lasts until the end of the 19th century. The film also features the period of formation of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and the dispute of territory between the Portuguese and Spanish crowns.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-09-28
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Muda Brasil
Overview: The documentary recalls the political reopening of the country, and narrates in detail the events that culminated in the election of Tancredo Neves as the first civilian president after 20 years of military dictatorship.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1985-03-18
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O Cineasta da Selva
Overview: Documentary about the life of Silvino Santos (1886-1970) pioneer of cinema in Brazil.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-12-02
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Dias e Noites
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-10-31
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Two-Edged Knife
Overview: Paulo is a rich lawyer who has a happy and comfortable family life, with his kid and very loyal to his wife. But when he finds out that the woman is cheating on him with his business partner and best friend, he decides to execute a perfect plan that involves murdering both and easily getting away with murder. However, Paulo's plans are about to be ruined due to some unpredictable factors involving powerful people, plenty of money, the kidnap of his son and a tenacious inspector following his steps.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1989-06-21
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Cândido Portinari, um Pintor de Brodósqui
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-06-12
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Chão de Fábrica
Overview: Documentary on the history of syndicalism in Brazil.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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Luzia Homem
Overview: After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts behaving like the men of Brazilian "Sertão". As a grown-up, she sets out to find her parent's murderer, but ends up discovering love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-05-05
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O Casamento dos Trapalhões
Overview: A misogynist and shabby farmer, brother of other three goofy hillbillies leaves to the big city searching for a wife and wins the heart of a hot tempered woman.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-10-04
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The Intruder
Overview: The parallel lives of two brothers of the "Pampas" of the Brazilian area, which much share everything they have. A woman, "the intruder", will change everything.
Genres: Drama Western Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-06-13
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Topografia De Um Desnudo
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-10-28
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O Guarani
Overview: The forbidden love affair between Peri, an Indian, and the beautiful Ceci, a Portuguese white girl, in the 17th century Brazil.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1996-05-31
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Oswaldianas
Overview: Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1992-02-21
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Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
Overview: A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the Brazilian Governement annual budget was 97.000 contos de reis. The movie shows his life from poverty to riches and back to poverty again, as is common in Brazil, rich people die poor.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1999-10-15
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Rádio Pirata
Overview: A couple is charged with murdering a friend after discovering a fraud scheme at a data-processing center. They hide in a van, where they set up a clandestine station, so they start to report the fact, seeking to mobilize public opinion until it becomes a national scandal.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Emidio Luisi, 40 Anos de Luz
Overview: The life of Italian Brazilian ethnographic and stage photographer Emidio Luisi, through testimonies of friends and colleagues, and the showing of his works.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-09-14
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Boyfriend
Overview: Bob is seeking new experiences. Levi is your perfect boyfriend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-20
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Os Campeões
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-03-25
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O Mentiroso
Overview: The friendship between four men is at stake when one of them is invited to work in another city. But the other three decide to go along.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-01-02
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O Mistério no Colégio Brasil
Overview: Two students make a date in a secluded cave behind their school, where they could be undisturbed. But on arrival they see a corpse. They run to inform the authorities, but when they arrive the corpse has mysteriously disappeared.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Suburban Angels
Overview: The lives of three teachers in the outskirts of São Paulo, their love lives, their interaction with the poor surroundings, their family problems.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-02-19
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Doces Poderes
Overview: A journalist is placed upon the management of a large broadcasting company to the capital of Brazil at the time of local elections. She must now face ideological and ethical questions, brought back by a left-wing former boyfriend and her own colleagues. At the same time, a free-lancer spy is sent by an obscure figure in politics to manipulate the elections and its media coverage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-11-17
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Aconteceu, virou Manchete! A História da Rede Manchete
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-01-14
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Antes Que Eu Me Esqueça
Overview: At 80, Polidoro decides to demolish the stability of his comfortable life as a retired judge and become owner of a strip club.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-08-04
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Hey, Did You Score?
Overview: Three male friends navigate different stages of romantic relationships: One is starting to date; another fears infidelity; the third is divorcing.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-06-22
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Guerra de Canudos
Overview: At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destroy the settlement, which culminates in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Brazil.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-10-03
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Lamarca
Overview: The real story of Carlos Lamarca, a captain who, during the military dictatorship in Brazil, deserted Brazilian Army and got involved in left-wing guerilla groups, becoming one of their most prominent leaders.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1994-05-01
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Fire Light
Overview: Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1982-04-05
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Manobra Radical
Overview: On the eve of an important surfing championship, a group of young friends travels along the Brazilian coast with the intention of training hard and having a chance to become professional in the sport. However, along the way, Guel, a surfer bum, falls in love with a rich girl.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1991-02-11
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Our Children
Overview: Vera, who fought in the armed left-wing movements against the Brazilian military dictatorship, has lived in multiple South American countries. Her daughter Tânica has been married to another woman for fifteen years, and they're about to have their first child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-02-02
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Vingança
Overview: In a small country town in the south of Brazil, the daughter of a wealthy farmer is brutally raped and left for dead near a river. Miguel arrives in Rio and starts following Carol, an upper-class young girl, while himself is being followed by Luciano. When Miguel starts going out with Carol, his purpose becomes more clear, putting in motion events which relate to the rape.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-11-21
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Olhos Livres
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-08-22
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