Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Nelson Pereira dos Santos ComRB • OMC (São Paulo, October 22, 1928 — Rio de Janeiro, April 21, 2018) was a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. Having been one of the founders of the Cinema Novo movement, his production spans a period of 60 years in the history of Brazil. Considered one of the most important filmmakers in the country, he was strongly influenced by the works of the 1930s generation of Brazilian literary modernism, having adapted works by Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado for cinema. His film Vidas Secas, based on Graciliano's novel, is one of the most awarded Brazilian films of all time, being recognized as a masterpiece. In 2006, he was elected Immortal by the Brazilian Academy of Letters, a position he held until his death in 2018.

  • Title: Nelson Pereira dos Santos
  • Popularity: 2.64
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1928-10-22
  • Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Also Known As: Нелсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра дос Сантос, Нельсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра душ Сантуш
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos Movies

  • 2021
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    The Good Cinema

    The Good Cinema

    1 2021 HD

    An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the...

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  • 2014
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    O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

    O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro

    1 2014 HD

    Documentary on the view, testimonies and times of Darcy Ribeiro, since military dictatorship.

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  • 2007
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    Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

    Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?

    1 2007 HD

    The adventures of Pedro, a musician who is trying his luck in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1950's. He leaves his hometown Belo Horizonte to share a lodging...

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  • 1971
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    Brazil in Cannes

    Brazil in Cannes

    1 1971 HD

    The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the...

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  • 2003
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    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    5.8 2003 HD

    Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

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  • 1991
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    Que Viva Glauber!

    Que Viva Glauber!

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1967
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    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    7.5 1967 HD

    Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...

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  • 2002
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    How to Die in Cinema

    How to Die in Cinema

    5.8 2002 HD

    Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia.

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  • 1961
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    Mandacaru Vermelho

    Mandacaru Vermelho

    6.6 1961 HD

    Despite being promised to another man, a young orphaned woman falls in love with man working at the farm she lives in , and together they escape....

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  • 2015
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    Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

    Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

    1 2015 HD

    A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.

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  • 2002
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    At the Edge of the Earth

    At the Edge of the Earth

    7 2002 HD

    On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro...

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  • 2019
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    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    1 2019 HD

    Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through...

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  • 2021
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    Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

    Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

    1 2021 HD

    Conducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the documentary is a record of an era and, above all, it rescues...

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  • 2023
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    Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

    Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

    7 2023 HD

    For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more...

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  • 2015
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    Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

    Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

    8 2015 HD

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  • 2011
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    Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

    Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2016
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    Cinema Novo

    Cinema Novo

    6.7 2016 HD

    A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main...

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  • 2013
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    Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

    Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade

    8 2013 HD

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  • 1989
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    Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

    Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1997
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    Dib

    Dib

    1 1997 HD

    Documentary that addresses, through the testimony of directors and actors, the work of Dib Lutfi, considered one of the greatest photographers of...

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  • 1971
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    Nelson Filma

    Nelson Filma

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1968
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    Garden of War

    Garden of War

    6.9 1968 HD

    Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military dictatorship years. He tries to get some easy money for...

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  • 2008
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    Crítico

    Crítico

    7.9 2008 HD

    Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and...

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  • 2007
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    Português - A Língua do Brasil

    Português - A Língua do Brasil

    1 2007 HD

    16 members from the Brazilian Academy of Letters share their views on the current situation of the portuguese language.

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  • 1998
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    For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

    For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

    4 1998 HD

    1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies. Giancarlo, an Italian immigrant married to a Brazilian...

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  • 2017
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    Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

    Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

    1 2017 HD

    Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material;...

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  • 1991
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    Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

    Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?

    1 1991 HD

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  • 2018
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    A música que meu pai gostava

    A música que meu pai gostava

    1 2018 HD

    Nelson Pereira dos Santos talks about The Highway of Life (1980)

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  • 2006
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    Referências

    Referências

    1 2006 HD

    During a showing of rare Afro-Brazilian Cinema films at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, actor/filmmaker Zózimo...

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  • 1963
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    Barren Lives

    Barren Lives

    7.4 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Barren Lives

    Barren Lives

    7.4 1963 HD

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  • 1984
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    Memories of Prison

    Memories of Prison

    6.8 1984 HD

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  • 1972
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    Jornalismo e Independência

    Jornalismo e Independência

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Amulet of Ogum

    The Amulet of Ogum

    6.2 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

    6.2 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

    6.2 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Who Is Beta?

    Who Is Beta?

    5.1 1972 HD

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  • 2012
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    Music According to Tom Jobim

    Music According to Tom Jobim

    7 2012 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Third Bank of the River

    The Third Bank of the River

    5.4 1994 HD

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  • 1955
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    Rio, 100 Degrees F.

    Rio, 100 Degrees F.

    7.129 1955 HD

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  • 1968
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    Hunger for Love

    Hunger for Love

    5.2 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Alienist

    The Alienist

    5.3 1970 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Amulet of Ogum

    The Amulet of Ogum

    6.2 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Amulet of Ogum

    The Amulet of Ogum

    6.2 1974 HD

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  • 1957
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    Rio, Zona Norte

    Rio, Zona Norte

    8.1 1957 HD

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  • 1963
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    Golden Mouth

    Golden Mouth

    6.2 1963 HD

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  • 1967
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    El Justicero

    El Justicero

    5.4 1967 HD

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  • 1984
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    Memories of Prison

    Memories of Prison

    6.8 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Memories of Prison

    Memories of Prison

    6.8 1984 HD

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  • 1980
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    Um Ladrão

    Um Ladrão

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Grand Moment

    The Grand Moment

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1977
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    Tent of Miracles

    Tent of Miracles

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Tent of Miracles

    Tent of Miracles

    5 1977 HD

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  • 2013
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    A Luz do Tom

    A Luz do Tom

    5 2013 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Mandacaru Vermelho

    Mandacaru Vermelho

    6.6 1961 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Mandacaru Vermelho

    Mandacaru Vermelho

    6.6 1961 HD

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  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Mandacaru Vermelho

    Mandacaru Vermelho

    6.6 1961 HD

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  • 2006
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    Brasília 18%

    Brasília 18%

    4.75 2006 HD

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  • 1982
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    A Missa do Galo

    A Missa do Galo

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 2001
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    Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

    Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

    5.4 2001 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Brasília 18%

    Brasília 18%

    4.75 2006 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    A Missa do Galo

    A Missa do Galo

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Highway of Life

    The Highway of Life

    6.5 1980 HD

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  • 2004
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    Raízes do Brasil

    Raízes do Brasil

    7.5 2004 HD

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  • 1967
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    A Public Opinion

    A Public Opinion

    5.6 1967 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Português - A Língua do Brasil

    Português - A Língua do Brasil

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1987
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    Jubiabá

    Jubiabá

    5.2 1987 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Cinema de Lágrimas

    Cinema de Lágrimas

    4.6 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Cinema de Lágrimas

    Cinema de Lágrimas

    4.6 1995 HD

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  • 1966
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    Fala Brasília

    Fala Brasília

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Fala Brasília

    Fala Brasília

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Turning Wind

    The Turning Wind

    7 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Menino da Calça Branca

    Menino da Calça Branca

    6.5 1962 HD

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  • 1951
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    O Saci

    O Saci

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Jubiabá

    Jubiabá

    5.2 1987 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    The Amulet of Ogum

    The Amulet of Ogum

    6.2 1974 HD

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  • 2001
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    Casa Grande & Senzala

    Casa Grande & Senzala

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1975
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    As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro

    As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro

    6.5 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Insônia

    Insônia

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Insônia

    Insônia

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Music According to Tom Jobim

    Music According to Tom Jobim

    7 2012 HD

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  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Rio, 100 Degrees F.

    Rio, 100 Degrees F.

    7.129 1955 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Who Is Beta?

    Who Is Beta?

    5.1 1972 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow

    A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow

    A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Sonhei com Você

    Sonhei com Você

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Alienist

    The Alienist

    5.3 1970 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

    Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    The Third Bank of the River

    The Third Bank of the River

    5.4 1994 HD

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  • 1964
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    Maioria Absoluta

    Maioria Absoluta

    9 1964 HD

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Cinco Vezes Favela

    Cinco Vezes Favela

    7.5 1962 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

    Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Go Ahead, Brazil!

    Go Ahead, Brazil!

    7.4 1982 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    El Justicero

    El Justicero

    5.4 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    El Justicero

    El Justicero

    5.4 1967 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

    The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

    7.1 1965 HD

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Golden Mouth

    Golden Mouth

    6.2 1963 HD

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  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Rio, Zona Norte

    Rio, Zona Norte

    8.1 1957 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Jubiabá

    Jubiabá

    5.2 1987 HD

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  • 1949
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    Juventude

    Juventude

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Rio, 100 Degrees F.

    Rio, 100 Degrees F.

    7.129 1955 HD

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  • 1962
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    Pedreira de São Diogo

    Pedreira de São Diogo

    10 1962 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Hunger for Love

    Hunger for Love

    5.2 1968 HD

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