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As Cartas de Chico Xavier (2004)
Character: Self
Three people accused of murder who were pardoned by the parents of the victims and acquitted by Justice thanks to the letters psychographed by the medium Chico Xavier.
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Soluços e Soluções (2000)
Character: N/A
An advertising man has a brilliant idea: solving the drought problem in Northeast Brazil by driving wells with drills. But he's seen as a threat by political forces that want to keep the region in its feudal status.
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Para Viver Um Grande Amor (1984)
Character: Carlos Eugênio
Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city. Meanwhile, a rich girl falls in love with a poor composer. Based on the musical play "Pobre Menina Rica", by Vinícius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra.
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Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta (1958)
Character: N/A
The film tells the story of Luciano who hides his identity as a rich boy to work in the stables of Patrícia, a woman he is in love with.
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O Cantor e o Milionário (1958)
Character: Paulo
A singer is in love with the wife of a rich banker. Both men have the same analyst who allow them to swap souls.
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Nordeste Sangrento (1963)
Character: N/A
Cowboy escaping from the drought in the Northeast Brazil meets some officers led by a cruel lieutenant, whose main objective was to catch organized outlaws and invade the small town of Juazeiro. They arrest and torture him, hoping he would tell them the whereabouts of Padre Cícero, a prominent religious leader of the place. But he manages to escape and arrives in Juazeiro. The police invade the city and arrest the believers who were celebrating a party for Padre Cícero.
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Socia de alcoba (1962)
Character: Policeman
Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate her, he also learns about her many affairs, and he gets closer to Marina, his efficient assistant, who helps him solve the mystery.
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Drácula, Uma História de Amor (1980)
Character: Jonathan
Count Dracula, taking on the new identity of Vladimir, leaves Transylvania and goes to Brazil in search of his son Rafael. This vampire romance was conceived to be a potential telenovela, but only ended up running as a TV miniseries with four installments because the network that financed it went under.
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O Tempo e o Vento (2013)
Character: Coronel Amaral Neto
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.
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Os Trombadinhas (1979)
Character: Delegado Frederico
In São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through a social project. After being discouraged by the police, he seeks help from the coach of the Santos Futebol Clube youth team.
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Chico Xavier (2010)
Character: Saulo Guimarães
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
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...E o Bicho Não Deu (1958)
Character: N/A
While trying to break an "animal game" gambling scheme, Det. Bartolomeu hits his head, and the gamblers convince him that he is one of them. But everytime he hears a whistle, he changes between gambler and policeman.
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Giovanni Improtta (2013)
Character: Juiz Walcyr
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.
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Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
Character: Moacir
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
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O Auto da Compadecida (2000)
Character: Major Antônio Moraes
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
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Nos Tempos da Vaselina (1979)
Character: N/A
Countryman Onofre is convinced by his cousin to live in Rio de Janeiro together with him so he can enjoy the delights of summer in Rio.
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Faca de Dois Gumes (1989)
Character: Delegado Olímpio Veloso
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.
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Person (2007)
Character: Self
Person is a documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person. The documentary brings the reconstruction of the history of the São Paulo filmmaker through the personal journey of his daughter, Marina. Through interviews with friends, family, and people who worked with Person, she seeks to discover more than dates and biographical data.
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Cala a Boca, Etelvina (1958)
Character: N/A
Alligator raiser from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, travels to his nephew's, and takes the maid Etelvina for his nephew's wife.
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O Grande Momento (1958)
Character: Vitório
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.
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Redentor (2004)
Character: Ministro
Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.
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Nosso Lar (2010)
Character: Ministro Genésio
The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting
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A Marcha (1972)
Character: Laerte Alvim e Boaventura
A large protest march of escaped slaves is an episode in the history of Chico Bondade and Boaventura, who had already become legendary for their difficult and daring missions.
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Tapete Vermelho (2005)
Character: Caminhoneiro
Quinzinho has a promise to keep: to take his son, Neco, to the city to watch a Mazzaropi movie. They live in a small farm in São Paulo. In this odyssey through the towns of São Paulo, he also takes his wife Zulmira, who goes unwillingly, and their donkey Policarpo. On their journey, they find regional peculiarities and undergo magical situations related to popular belief.
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Gabriela (1983)
Character: João Fulgêncio
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
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Xuxinha e Guto Contra os Monstros do Espaço (2005)
Character: St. Peter (voice)
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.
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O Barbeiro Que Se Vira (1958)
Character: N/A
Barber likes to help everybody in town. Now, he's trying to help a young couple in love defeat the girl's tutor, who is against the romance.
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Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)
Character: N/A
Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up getting in trouble. He falls in love with the wife of one of his best friends and marries her; soon after, she cheats on him.
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