Modesto de Souza
Actor · 1894 – 1967 · São Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, Brazil
Movies20
Movie7.2DramaEldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be.
Movie10.0ComedyFalta Alguém no Manicômio
1948 · 1 votes
Movie8.1DocumentaryAssim Era a Atlântida
1975 · 4 votes
Movie7.2ComedyMan finds a job as a dog catcher, but feels sorry for the animals and sets them free.
A Carrocinha
1955 · 5 votes
Movie8.0ComedyMusicEntre Mulheres e Espiões
1963 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaAfter his father's death, a prosperous banker, Fernando, takes over the bank with the support of his family and shareholders. But his actions lead to bankruptcy, and he faces the family's hardship. With his assets auctioned off, Fernando lives in a boarding house until he faces bankruptcy proceedings and is arrested.
Anastácio
1939 · 1 votes
Movie9.8DramaRomanceThe love misadventures of a teacher, a woman who gives up living in a big city in order to teach country children how to read and write.
Romance Proibido
1944 · 2 votes
Movie8.0Obrigado, Doutor
1948 · 1 votes
Movie7.5DocumentaryOriginally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967.
Movie9.0ComedyA small town is taken upside down when an inventor finds a way to turn bones into gold.
Osso, Amor e Papagaios
1957 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DramaCrimeA poor girl must find the money to pay for her blind sister's eyesight operation.
Rua sem Sol
1954 · 2 votes
Movie7.8DramaMusicA fictionalized biography of Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935), who penned the song "Tico-Tico no Fubá" that became an international hit in the 1940s.
Tico-Tico no Fubá
1952 · 5 votes
Movie7.1DramaOn a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and encounters, unfolding a vivid tapestry of urban life in Rio de Janeiro during that period. These true misadventures shed light on the gritty reality of the city, unveiling its vibrant urban tapestry.
Movie9.0Drama
Movie9.0DramaAdventureTerra Violenta
1949 · 1 votes
Movie5.5DramaMysteryA great mystery surrounds Leonora, and it becomes even more mysterious when a stranger arrives from Buenos Aires looking for her, saying he knows her. In love with her, he is desperate when they say she is dead. Not believing what they say, he continues his search. But upon finding her, he is faced with a cruel and unexpected enigma.
Movie7.0ComedyCem Garotas e Um Capote
1946 · 1 votes
Movie5.0Comedy
Movie10.0ComedyCrimeA gang, leaded by the unknown and mysterious Anjo, robs a jewelry and schedules a meeting in the Copacabana Palace Hotel, in Copacabana. The identification would be through a cigarette case with an angel, and the password "- Is everything all right?" Meanwhile, the director Ricardo is preparing a show for the carnival in the hotel with Marina, and they love each other. The janitor Serafim receives a letter from his unknown American brother, who will come to Rio to spend the carnival and meet him, and asks Eliana for a chance in the show, since his brother believes he is an artist. When Ricardo finds the cigarette case lost by Anjo in the entrance of the hotel, he is misidentified by the thieves, and this is the beginning of lots of confusion and fun.
Carnaval no Fogo
1949 · 1 votes
Movie6.0MusicComedy... E o Mundo Se Diverte
1949 · 2 votes