Orlando Vieira
Actor · b. 1931 · Capela, Sergipe, Brazil
Movies10
Movie5.2ComedyFrightened by the routine of marriage, a young couple of modest origin thinks they can revive the flame of their passion through new sexual experiences. Regrettably, the confrontation with their own taboos is going to complicate their relation, plunging them into the most absurd situations unless no fantasy can come true. The inevitable intimate revelations, which are made in the course of this exposure, are going to push the couple on the edge of the abyss.
A Pelada
2014 · 9 votes
Movie7.2DramaA small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to prove the town's historical value. As most of the inhabitants are illiterate, they have no choice but to ask for the help of Antônio Biá, a man who has been ostracized ever since it was discovered that he had sent out letters with lies about their reputations as a way to keep his job in Javé's seldom-used post office. He now has the task of documenting people's memories of how the city was founded, yet each inhabitant has his or her own version of what happened.
Movie6.0DramaCrimeIn the 40s, a sergeant is ordered to escort a political prisoner from Paulo Afonso to Aracaju, Brazil. During the trip, there's a change in the Government and he is ordered to release the prisoner. But he decides to go all the way.
Sargento Getúlio
1983 · 8 votes
Movie5.4DramaCrimeOrfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Orfeu
1999 · 40 votes
Movie6.0DramaThe true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.
Movie6.1DramaHistoryThe 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.
Lamarca
1994 · 12 votes
Movie7.0DramaUnemployed, penniless in the big city and after accidentally stealing and killing his landlady, Antonio flees Rio de Janeiro towards Northeast of Brazil to find his mother. On the way he meets a beautiful woman and a pair of criminals.
A Volta do Filho Pródigo
1978 · 1 votes
Movie6.9WarHistoryAt 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.
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The story of two brothers who are trying to farm in the Brazilian Amazon.
Movie5.0DramaAos Ventos que Virão
2014 · 3 votes