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The cinema of Brazil started in 1930. It had its highest moment in the 1960s and its decadence in the late 1970s. Today Brazilian cinema is seeing the return of its popularity with movies like Central do Brasil (Central Station), Carandiru and Cidade de Deus (City of God). Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Latin American cinema refers collectively to the film output and film industries of Latin America. ... The Cinema of Argentina has a long tradition, and plays an important role in the culture of Argentina. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This page is meant to explore the themes explored in the cinema of Cuba. ... The history of Mexican cinema goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, when several enthusiasts of the new medium documented historical events – most particularly the Mexican Revolution – and produced some movies that have been only recently been rediscovered. ... The Cinema of Paraguay is small compared to that of neighbouring Brazil and Argentina. ... While the Peruvian film industry has not been nearly as prolific as Mexicos, some Peruvian movies produced with the cooperation of Mexican talent in the 1960s and 1970s, such as , enjoyed regional success. ... The history of film in Puerto Rico begins with a silent documentary from 1918, After Twenty Years: Porto Rico. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Central do Brasil (released as Central Station on the English speaking market) is a Brazilian film from 1998. ... Carandiru is a 2003 film, directed by Hector Babenco and based on the book Estação Carandiru (en: Carandiru Station), by Dr. Drauzio Varella, a physician and AIDS specialist. ... City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a Brazilian film, released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. ...

Top 10 Movies

In a poll conducted by the Brazilian magazine Contracampo (no. 27) [1], Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (Black God, White Devil; dir. Glauber Rocha, 1964) was considered the greatest Brazilian movie of all time. The complete list (in ranking order): Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (English: God and the Devil in Land of Sun also known as Black God, White Devil) is a 1964 Brazilian film directed and written by Glauber Rocha. ... Glauber Rocha (March 14, 1938–August 22, 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor, and writer. ...

• 1: Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (Black God, White Devil; dir. Glauber Rocha, 1964)
• 2: Limite (Mário Peixoto, 1931);
• 3: Terra em transe (Land in Anguish; dir. Glauber Rocha, 1967);
• 4: Vidas Secas (Barren Lives; dir. Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1963);
• 5: O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (The Red Light Bandit; dir. Rogério Sganzerla, 1968);
• 6: Cabra Marcado Para Morrer (Eduardo Coutinho, 1964–84);
• 7: Macunaíma (Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, 1969);
• 8: Ganga Bruta (Humberto Mauro, 1933);
• 9: São Paulo, S.A. (Luís Sérgio Person, 1964);
• 10: A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga (Roberto Santos, 1965);
• 10: Os Fuzis (Ruy Guerra, 1963).

Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (English: God and the Devil in Land of Sun also known as Black God, White Devil) is a 1964 Brazilian film directed and written by Glauber Rocha. ... Glauber Rocha (March 14, 1938–August 22, 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor, and writer. ... Glauber Rocha (March 14, 1938–August 22, 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor, and writer. ... Vidas Secas is a 1963 Brazilian motion-picture by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, based on the novel with the same name, and stared by Átila Iório, Orlando Macedo, Maria Ribeiro and Jofre Soares. ... Nelso Pereira dos Santos is a Brazilian movie director. ... Eduardo Coutinho (b. ... Macunaíma is a 1969 Brazilian film comedy, produced by Filmes do Serro and directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. ... Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (May 25, 1932–September 10, 1988) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A list of films produced in Argentina by year in the 1960s in the List of Argentine films // Argentine film at the Internet Movie Database        List of films by region and country      Cinema of Argentina Film Chronology â€¢ 1897-1929 â€¢ 1930s â€¢ 1940s â€¢ 1950s â€¢ 1960s â€¢ 1970s â€¢ 1980s â€¢ 1990s â€¢ 2000s Actors â€¢ Awards â€¢ Composers... Ruy Guerra (born 22 August 1931 in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. ...

List of Brazilian films

Main article: List of Brazilian films

• 12 Trabalhos, Os
• Abril Despedacado
• Anjos do Sol (The Angels of Sun)
• Ano em Que Meus Pais Sairam de Férias, O
• Antonia
• Árido Movie
• A Grande Família, o Filme
• Agulha no Palheiro
• Além da Paixão
• Amante Muito Louca
• Amarelo Manga
• Amei um bicheiro
• Amor & Cia.
• Amor Bandido
• Amor, Estranho Amor
• Amores Possíveis
• Amorosas, As
• Arara Vermelha
• Arte de Amar... Bem, A
• Árvore dos Sexos, A
• Assalto ao Trem Pagador, O
• Auto da Compadecida, O
• Avassaladoras
• Aviso aos Navegantes
• Baixo Gávea
• Bandido da Luz Vermelha, O
• Bar Esperança, o Último que Fecha
• Beijo 2348 / 72
• Beijo da Mulher Aranha, O
• Beijo na Boca
• Beijo no Asfalto, O
• Bela Donna
• Bela Palomera, A
• Bellini e a Esfinge
• Bendito Fruto
• Benjamin
• Besame Mucho
• Bete Balanço
• Bicho de Sete Cabeças
• Boleiros 2
• Bonitinha mas Ordinária
• Bossa Nova
• Brasília 18%
• Buena Sorte
• Bye-Bye, Brasil
• Cabaret Mineiro
• Cafajestes, Os
• Cafuné
• Caiçara
• Cala a Boca, Etelvina
• Caminho das Nuvens, O
• Cangaceiro, O (1953)
• Cangaceiro, O (1997)
• Canta Maria
• Caramuru - A Invenção do Brasil
• Carandiru
• Carlota Joaquina - Princesa do Brasil
• Carnaval Atlântida
• Cartomante, A
• Casamento, O
• Caso Cláudia, O
• Cabra Cega
• Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum, O Filme
• Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára
• Central do Brasil (Central Station)
• Céu de Suely, O
• Chuvas de Verão
• Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus
• Cidade Baixa
• Cidade de Deus (City of God)
• Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta
• Como ser Solteiro
• Concepção, A
• Concerto campestre
• Contra todos
• Convite ao Prazer
• Copacabana
• Copacabana me Engana
• Copo de Cólera, Um
• Corisco, o Diabo Louro
• Corpo Ardente, O
• Corpo e alma de uma mulher
• Crime Delicado
• Cronicamente Inviável
• Dama do Cine Shanghai, A
• Dama do Lotação, A
• De Passagem
• De Vento em Popa
• Dedé Mamata
• Depois Daquele Baile
• Depois Eu Conto
• Deus é Brasileiro
• Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (God and the Devil in Land of Sun; Black God, White Devil)
• Diabo a Quatro, O
• Doces Poderes
• Doida Demais
• Dois Córregos
• Dois Perdidos Numa Noite Suja
• Dona da História, A
• Dois Filhos de Francisco
• Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands)
• Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro, O
• Ébrio, O
• Ed Mort
• Ele, o Boto
• Eles Não Usam Black-Tie
• Engraçadinha
• Eros, o Deus do Amor
• Espelho de Carne
• Estamira
• Estrela Nua, A
• Estrela Sobe, A
• Eternamente Pagu
• Eu
• Eu me Lembro
• Eu Sei que Vou te Amar
• Eu te Amo
• Eu Tu Eles
• Faca de Dois Gumes
• Feliz Ano Velho
• Festive Land: Carnaval in Bahia
• Fica Comigo
• Fica comigo Esta Noite
• Filhos e Amantes
• Filme de Amor
• Floradas na Serra
• For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
• Fulaninha
• Gatão de Meia Idade
• Gato de Madame, O
• Gabriela
• Gaijin - Os Caminhos da Liberdade
• Gaijin 2 - Ama-me como sou
• Ganga Zumba
• Garrincha - Estrela solitária
• Guarani, O
• Guerra de Canudos
• Homem da Capa Preta, O
• Homem do Sputinik, O
• Homem Nu, O
• Homem Que Copiava, O
• Hora da Estrela, A
• Houve Uma Vez Dois Verões
• Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers)
• Índia - A Filha do Sol
• Incuráveis
• Inocência
• Intervalo Clandestino
• Invasor, O
• Irma Vap - O retorno
• Irmãos de Fé
• Jeitosa - Assunto muito particular
• Jogo Subterrâneo
• Lamarca
• Lavoura Arcaica
• Leila Diniz
• Lição de Amor
• Lisbela e o Prisioneiro
• Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia
• Luz del Fuego
• Luzia Homem
• Macunaíma
• Madame Satã
• Maior Amor do Mundo, O
• Maldição de Sanpaku, A
• Máquina, A
• Marvada Carne, A
• Matadores, Os
• Matar ou Correr
• Mauá: O Imperador e o Rei
• Menina do Lado, A
• Menino do Rio
• Meu tio Matou um Cara
• Moacir Arte Bruta
• Mochila do Mascate, A
• Moral em Concordata
• Morro da Conceição
• Muito Gelo e Dois Dedos d’Água
• Mulher Objeto
• Mulher Sensual, A
• Mulheres do Brasil
• Narradores de Javé
• Navalha na Carne
• Nelson Freire
• Nem Sansão Nem Dalila
• No Meio da Rua
• Noite Vazia
• Noites do Sertão
• Odisséia Musical de Gilberto Mendes
• Oitava Cor do Arco-Íris, A
• Normais, Os
• Nos embalos de Ipanema
• Olga
• Olho mágico do amor, O
• Ópera do Malandro, A
• Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)
• Ostra e o Vento, A
• Pagador de Promessas, O (Keeper of Promises)
• Paixão Perdida
• Palácio dos Anjos, O
• Partilha, A
• Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso
• Perdoa-me Por Me Traires
• Perfume de Gardênia
• Pixote - A Lei do mais Fraco
• Por Trás do Pano
• Pra Frente Brasil
• Prisioneiro da Grade de Ferro, O
• Proibido Proibir
• Próxima vítima, A
• Pulga na Balança, Uma
• Quando o Carnaval Chegar
• Quanto vale ou é por quilo?
• Quase dois irmãos
• Quatrilho, O
• O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (Four Days in September)
• Quilombo
• Redentor
• Rei da Noite, O
• Rei do Rio, O
• Rio Babilônia
• Rio Zona Norte
• Romance da Empregada
• Sábado
• Se Eu Fosse Você
• Sete Gatinhos, Os
• Seus Problemas Acabaram
• Sexo, Amor e Traição
• Sinhá Moça
• Sombras de Julho
• Sonhos e Desejos
• Soy Cuba, O Mamute Siberiano
• Super Fêmea, A
• Taça do Mundo é Nossa, A
• Tainá 2 - A aventura continua
• Tapete Vermelho
• Tati, A Garota
• Terra em Transe
• Terra Estrangeira
• Tico-Tico no Fubá
• Tieta do Agreste
• The End of the River
• Toda Nudez Será Castigada
• Todas as Mulheres do Mundo
• Tolerância
• Trair e Coçar, é só começar
• Tronco, O
• Vagas Para Moças de Fino Trato
• Vai que é Mole
• Vera
• Vestido de Noiva
• Villa-Lobos - Uma Vida de Paixão
• Viúva Virgem, A
• Viva voz
• Xangô de Baker Street, O
• Xica da Silva
• Zuzu Angel

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Bossa Nova is a style of Brazilian music created by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto and was first introduced in Brazil in 1958, with Elizete Cardosos recording of Chega de Saudade on the Canção do Amor Demais LP. Composed by Antonio Carlos... Caramuru - A Invenção do Brasil is a Brazilian romantic comedy film released 9 November, 2001. ... Carandiru is a 2003 film, directed by Hector Babenco and based on the book Estação Carandiru (en: Carandiru Station), by Dr. Drauzio Varella, a physician and AIDS specialist. ... Carlota Joaquina - Princesa do Brasil (in English: Carlota Joaquina - Princess of Brazil) is a 1995 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carla Camurati. ... Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára (Cazuza - Time Dont Stop) is a 2004 Brazilian movie about the life of singer Cazuza. ... Central do Brasil (released as Central Station on the English speaking market) is a Brazilian film from 1998. ... 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Ganga Zumba was the first of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil. ... O Homem Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied) is a Brazilian film by Jorge Furtado. ... Isle of Flowers (Portuguese: Ilha das Flores) is a 1989 Brazilian short film by Jorge Furtado. ... The title of this article contains the character ê. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Inocencia. ... Lavoura Arcaica poster Lavoura Arcaica (To the left of the father as known in English speaking market) is a 2001 poetical Brazilian movie, directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the homonym novel by Raduan Nassar. ... Macunaíma is a 1969 Brazilian film comedy, produced by Filmes do Serro and directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. ... Madame Satã is a 2002 Brazilian / French drama film directed by Karim Ainouz. ... Nelson Freire (born 1944) is a Brazilian classical pianist. ... Os Normais (2003) is a Brazillian film, based on the popular Brazilian sitcom of the same name. ... Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro in Portuguese) is a 1959 film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus. ... Keeper of Promises (Portuguese: O Pagador de Promessas) is a 1962 film directed by Anselmo Duarte. ... Pixote Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest), is a Brazilian movie directed and written by Hector Babenco and released in 1981. ... O Quatrilho is a famous 1995 Brazilian drama film directed by Fábio Barreto. ... Four Days in Septembers US poster with Alan Arkin. ... A quilombo (from a Kimbundu word) is a hinterland settlement originally created by runaway slaves in Brazil and sometimes included a minority of marginalised Portuguese, indigenous Native Americans and other non-black, non-slave Brazilians. ... The god Saturn, after whom Saturday is named. ... Tico-Tico no Fubá is the title of a renounded Brazilian choro music piece much celebrated by Carmen Miranda in the 1940s which was composed by Zequinha de Abreu. ... Tieta do Agreste is a Brazilian Modernist novel. ... The End of the River (1947) is a British film about a South American Indian boy who leaves the jungle to the city, where he is accused of murder. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Vera can mean: a placename: Vera, Oklahoma, United States of America Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina Vera, Almería, Spain a work of art: Vera (novel), a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim Vera; or, The Nihilists, a play by Oscar Wilde Vera (song), a song on the Pink Floyd album The... Zuleika Angel Jones, known as Zuzu Angel, (June 5, 1921- April 14, 1976) was a Brazilian fashion designer. ...

Film directors

Main article: List of Brazilian film directors

• Alberto Cavalcanti (1897-1982), pioneer film-maker
• Anselmo Duarte (1920-), winner of a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
• Bruno Barreto
• Cacá Diegues
• Carolina Moraes-Liu
• Fernando Meirelles, director of Cidade de Deus (City of God)
• Glauber Rocha (1939-1981)
• Guel Arraes
• Hector Babenco
• Humberto Mauro (1897-1983), pioneer and inventive film-maker
• Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932-1988)
• Mário Peixoto (1910-1992), pioneer film-maker
• Oswaldo Caldeira
• Walter Salles (1956-), award-winning director of Central do Brasil (Central Station)

Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Bruno Barreto (March 16, 1955) is a Brazilian film director. ... Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues, (born 19 May 1940 in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil) is a Brazilian film director. ... Carolina Moraes-Liu (b. ... Fernando Meirelles, born in November 9th, 1955, is a Brazilian film director. ... City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a Brazilian film, released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. ... Glauber Rocha (March 14, 1938–August 22, 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor, and writer. ... Héctor Eduardo Babenco is a Brazilian director, screenwriter, producer and actor. ... Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (May 25, 1932–September 10, 1988) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. ... Walter Moreira Salles Jr. ... Central do Brasil (released as Central Station on the English speaking market) is a Brazilian film from 1998. ...

Awards and nominations for Brazilian films

See: list of awards and nominations for Brazilian films

// Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film (won, credited as being a French production) Cannes International Film Festival Palme dOr (won) BAFTA Film Award Best Film from Any Source (nominated, credited as being a French/Italian/Brazilian production) Golden Globe Best Foreign Language Film (won, credited as being a French...

See also

• World cinema

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External links

• site CINEMA BRASIL - Instituto Cultural Cinema Brasil - Brazilian Movies database
• Complete list of Brazilian movies
• Brazilian Bombshell: In colored clothes and platform shoes, Carmen Miranda, who died 50 years ago, conquered Hollywood and became the most famous Brazilian artist of the 20th century.
• Brazilian Director Walter Salles talks about his career

Cinema of Brazil
Actors • Directors • Films A-Z • Film chronology • Cinematographers • Editors • Producers • Score composers • Screenwriters • Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Cinema of Brazil An incomplete list of films produced in Brazil in year order. ...