
Cláudio Cavalcanti
Actor · 1940 – 2013 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cláudio Murillo Cavalcanti (Rio de Janeiro, February 24, 1940 – Rio de Janeiro, September 29, 2013) was a Brazilian actor, television director, theater producer, writer, translator, singer, voice actor, radio broadcaster and politician.
Series21
TV9.3Action & AdventureDramaThe fight for freedom and against oppression is the central theme of this soap opera that tells the story of the Coragem brothers: João, Jerônimo and Duda, in the city of Coroado.
Irmãos Coragem
1970 · 3 votes
TV8.0ComedyOs Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.
TV6.8SoapDramaQuinzinho and João Victor are identical twins separated at birth, unaware of each other's existence. The brothers eventually draw closer, guided by their instincts.
TV8.8SoapComedyIn the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's back to, allegedly, "save his people". Now Malta, Florindo, Porcina, and others must hold him down and explain the "truth" to their commoners, in a desperate attempt to save their own bottoms. Meanwhile, mysterious facts surround Asa Branca, such as a Werewolf, a film crew who are trying to shoot a movie about Roque's story, and violent murderers.
Roque Santeiro
1985 · 27 votes
TV7.4SoapDramaTwin sisters with contrasting personalities, Ruth and Raquel, rival in the fictional Pontal D'Areia, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
TV6.6SoapDramaDara is a young Gypsy woman torn between her family’s traditions and her desire to choose her own path. Promised in marriage to Igor, her life changes when she meets Júlio Falcão online. Caught between love, the customs of her people and family conflicts, Dara must face choices that could transform her future.
TV6.6SoapComedyThe routine of the quiet town of Rio Belo changes with the arrival of Carina, a traveling actress determined to discover who her father is. At the same time, a mysterious crime involving the powerful Donana shakes the town.
Hipertensão
1986 · 8 votes
TV7.8SoapDramaMaria do Carmo becomes wealthy through her father's business dealings and becomes a successful businesswoman, but she retains the habits of her humble past.
Rainha da Sucata
1990 · 11 votes
TV8.4SoapDramaThe soap opera's central theme is life after death, inspired by the philosophy of Allan Kardec, the codifier of Spiritism. The character who drives the plot is Alexandre, a delinquent who kills himself in prison after being convicted of robbery followed by homicide and goes on to torment the lives of all those he considers responsible for his tragic fate.
A Viagem
1994 · 23 votes
TV7.5SoapDramaThe determined Genuína dreams of the return of Diego, the father of her children Rodrigo and Mercedes, who reject their mother's origins. Diego reappears with a different identity and changes Genu's destiny.
Lua Cheia de Amor
1990 · 2 votes
TV8.3DramaSet in an office of a psychoanalyst, the series follows the professional and personal day-to-day work of therapist Theo. Displayed daily, each episode of the plot is marked by the story of one of his patients, and the last episode of the week will always bring an assessment of Theo's by his supervisor Dora.
Sessão de Terapia
2012 · 9 votes
TV9.0SoapDramaThe telenovela tells the story of Francisca Moura Imperial, a wealthy businesswoman, and her two sons: Jordão and Tiago, who show little interest in the family business. Jordão is the product of a whirlwind romance in Francisca's youth, while Tiago was born from her marriage to Roberto, a seductive man who moves in high society but is penniless. Francisca is preoccupied with her sons but cannot interfere in their lives as much as she would like. Eccentric and full of outlandish ideas, she decides to undergo plastic surgery, which makes her look 20 years younger, believing that this will bring her closer to Jordão and Tiago. Francisca's greatest concern is that at least one of her sons will marry and give her a grandchild, thus ensuring the continuation of the family name.
Transas e Caretas
1984 · 1 votes
TV7.9SoapDramaSassá Mutema is a farm laborer who becomes the target of the city's powerful figures' cruelty. With Clotilde's support, he discovers that it's possible to start a new life alongside a great love.
O Salvador da Pátria
1989 · 9 votes
TV8.2SoapDramaÁgua Viva
1980 · 5 votes
TV6.0DramaSoapAmor e Revolução is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from April 5, 2011, to January 13, 2012. Created by Tiago Santiago, with collaboration from Renata Dias Gomes, Miguel Paiva, and Eliana Garcia, and directed by Reynaldo Boury, the telenovela stars Graziella Schmitt, Cláudio Lins, and Lúcia Veríssimo. The production was the first Brazilian telenovela to portray the period of the military dictatorship as its main theme. Set between the 1960s and 1970s, the story follows Maria Paixão, a young woman involved in the armed resistance against the military regime, and José Guerra, a military officer who secretly opposes the government's actions. Despite being on opposite sides of the political conflict, they fall in love and face persecution, violence, ideological disagreements, and personal tragedies while fighting for their ideals and their relationship during one of the most turbulent periods in Brazilian history.
Amor e Revolução
2011 · 1 votes
TV7.5SoapDramaAfter his grandfather's death, André Cajarana goes to Rio de Janeiro to understand the death of his father—whom he had always believed to be a hero—and to try to prove his innocence.
Pai Herói
1979 · 2 votes
TV9.0SoapDramaA Gata de Vison
1968 · 1 votes
TV9.0SoapDramaSétimo Sentido
1982 · 6 votes
TV7.0SoapThe elegant and wealthy Bárbara gives birth to a stillborn child, but never receives the bad news. Her husband, Guilherme, swaps the child's body for that of a baby whose mother is very poor and unable to raise him. Thirty years later, Eugênio, the swapped boy, suffers mercury poisoning, develops leukemia, and needs an urgent bone marrow transplant. But the surgery can only be performed with a donation from a blood relative. Faced with the risk of his son's death, Guilherme tells Bárbara the truth. With everything clarified, the two go in search of Anabel Muñoz, the boy's real mother and the only one who can save his life. Anabel kept her pregnancy a secret, but never forgot the child she had with the unscrupulous Urbano. She is the widow of the Cuban Félix Muñoz and has five other children: Valentim, Remédios, Amparo, Assunção, and Antônio.
Salsa e Merengue
1996 · 2 votes
TV9.0SoapComedyO Bofe
1972 · 1 votes
TV10.0DramaSoapO Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971 · 1 votes
Movies20
Movie6.5ComedyComedy in 4 segments. In "Arroz e Feijão" (Rice and Beans), owner of a boarding-house seduces her young countryboy tenant. In "As Três Virgens" (The Three Virgins) three spinsters are influenced by the behaviour of their teenager niece, whom they are lodging. In "O Arremate" (The Purchase) a colonist turns his virgin daughter in to a landowner, to have his debts forgiven. And, finally, in "Vereda Tropical" (Tropical Trail), a man becomes sexually obsessed by a watermelon, to the point of having sexual intercourse with it. The stories are based on prize-winner short stories, from a Playboy contest.
Movie7.0DramaYoung 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.
Ipanema, Adeus
1975 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaPaulo works as a journalist for a print publication and is a man of many women. He has a long-standing affair with a wealthy married woman and also begins a new relationship with Luísa, a young call girl who is his client.
Movie6.0DramaAfter marrying everyday man Zózimo, Engraçadinha, who had been through intense sexual experiences as a teenager, settles to live a quiet and normal life. As the years go by, her teenage daughter's behaviour seems to call back Engraçadinha's own teenage days.
Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta
1966 · 2 votes
Movie5.8DocumentaryThe 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.
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009 · 2 votes
Movie6.5ComedyThe counterfeiter Clementino begins to be pursued by Interpol. Arriving in Sao Paulo, he notices the presence of the police and suffers an accident. However, he has a double, which causes enormous confusion.
Movie4.3ComedyMan raised in a brothel tries to earn his living as a pimp, but gets in trouble when his girlfriend cheats on him with an older man.
Movie9.8ComedyThrillerCuidado! Espião Brasileiro em Ação!
1966 · 2 votes
Movie4.5AdventureComedyIn this new adventure, Maluquinho is spending the holidays at the home of his grandfather Tônico (Stênio Garcia), an inventor who lives in a small community in the interior of Minas Gerais. His friends Junim (Samuel Brandão), Lucio (Cauã Bernard Souza), Bocão (João Romeu Filho) and Nina (Fernanda Guimarães) are coming to the city to help Maluquinho organize the circus for the centenary of the city. On this trip, they meet Tatá-Mirim, a small flame that ends up making the city believe that they are being invaded by the Capeta. So they end up living many adventures.
Movie10.0DramaHorrorA young woman, a teacher in a countryside school, has affairs with boys and girls.
MovieFamilyComedy
MovieComedyDramaAn urban fable that portrays the process of adaptation of Astro, the protagonist, to the city of Rio de Janeiro. The daughter of a Brazilian mother and a Swedish father, Astro comes to Brazil to receive an inheritance and ends up staying longer than she expected when she meets Alice. ART and the CITY are narrative elements that work in the transformation of the character. A positive history and vibrant rapture of self built on the border between reality and unconsciousness. An rapture of self built on the border between reality and unconsciousness.
Astro - Uma Fábula Urbana em um Rio de Janeiro Mágico
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro
2012
Movie8.0CrimeA Um Pulo da Morte
1968 · 1 votes
Movie4.3Um Marido Contagiante
1977 · 3 votes
Movie5.5HistoryDramaThe story of one of the most important Brazilian heroes, Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes. He was the leader of a group who tried to proclaim Brazil's Independence from Portugal in 1789. But he was betrayed by one of his comrades and hanged.
Tiradentes
1999 · 4 votes
Movie9.0ComedyA comedy divided into two episodes. The first tells the story of Agildo, a man obsessed with women, who is caught by his wife in bed with the maid. He begins to live a sexual fast so his wife doesn't leave him, but tries to use his imagination to cheat on his wife without betraying his religion. In the second episode, a tough guy manages to win over a beautiful woman, but doesn't have the money to take her on a date. However, his three best friends will do anything to ensure his success with her.
A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
1969 · 1 votes
Movie7.0Comedy"Lula, 'bon vivant' who subsists at the expense of small blows, goes on with his life without a present or future purpose. Basically, he just tries to forget having been abandoned by his fiancee Helena, who gave in to his father's imposition. The situations in which he gets involved from then on are paradoxical, trying to survive in the best possible way and spending money he doesn't have, but which comes to him in one way or another. On a day of complete despair, Lula meets a group of "hippies" and leaves catechized. Willing to anything, he becomes a preacher of new customs and new ethics of life. In turn, Helena, whose marriage had failed, dreams of meeting Lula again, hoping to return to his arms.
O Grande Gozador
1972 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyAscensão e Queda de um Paquera
1970 · 1 votes
Movie8.0CrimeCícero and Samantha are lovers who are going to spend a "honeymoon" in Teresina. However, the girl dies suddenly and Cicero calls his friend Edgar to help him hide the body. The already complicated situation gets even worse when the car that holds the body is stolen.
Como nos Livrar do Saco
1973 · 1 votes
MovieCrimeA succession of murders occur in the early morning hours after hot sexual acts. They are murdered women, every day a new victim appears, causing panic in the underworld of sex and pleasure. Gustavo, a handsome police officer, is specially hired to take care of the case.