Best Brazilian animation movies

Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.

A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.

“Rio 2096 – A Story of Love and Fury” is an animated film that portrays the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years. As a backdrop to the romance, the feature highlights four phases of Brazilian history: colonization, slavery, the Military Regime and the future, in 2096, when there will be a war for water.

A pair of mice attempt to board Noah's Ark: Vini, a charismatic poet with terrible stage fright, and Tito, a talented and charming guitarist. When the rains come, only one male and one female of each species is allowed on Noah's Ark. With the help of an ingenious cockroach and fate's good luck, Vini and Tito sneak their way onto the Ark and together avert a showdown among the ships carnivores and plant eaters. All the while, the animals perform a series of classic songs inspired by world renowned poet, Vinicius de Moraes. Can these talented stowaways use music to break the tension and help these cooped up creatures survive the 40 days and 40 nights together?

Our heroes need to take a trip in time, in a Time Machine, in order to recoup the essence of the four elements before the Earth gets frozen. The Gang will face the dangers of the Ancient History with Piteco, will help Papa-Capim to save the Forest, will fight with the Astronaut against the pirates and will even meet themselves as babies in the past!

Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey to save the world from the epidemic with his friends. Tito’s search for the antidote becomes a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.

Seeking a fresh and innovative experience, Franklin ventures into a novel approach to comic book reading—animated comics. To bring this idea to life, he sets out to invent a colossal blender that not only engulfs comic books but also projects them as captivating films. The characters from Monica's Gang are thrilled by the prospect of witnessing their beloved comic book adventures unfold on the big screen. Filled with excitement, they extend invitations to their real-life friends, eagerly preparing for the grand premiere of this extraordinary cinematic experience.

While visiting a home for children, a little girl meets Joseph, a boy whose only dream is to have a yellow umbrella. This unexpected encounter awakens his memories of the past.

Mônica's class left the comic to invade the video once again with new adventures that live up to the story that has been amusing different generations for many years.

Pepe is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, a witch-businesswoman. After discovering that he is adopted and that his parents are alive, he decides to go in search of them, but thus ends up attracting the attention of Edmundo, a biomechanical villain who needs Pepe to realize his enormous evil plan: use the boy's energy to conquer the immortality of its kind.

Lino works as an entertainer at children's parties, but he can't stand the way children treat him, making fun of him because he works in a cat's costume. Determined to change his life, he visits a wizard, but the magic doesn't work in the right way, and he wakes up as a big cat.

Franjinha, the inventor kid in Monica's gang, tired of reading the comics, invents a new device to read the stories: a kind of a story-processor, that swallows the printed pages and projects the scenes in movement, on the wall.

A runaway runs out of time to save his life. But it depends on the butchers...

John, unable to understand the illness that drives his grandfather between past and present states, stumbles into an old album full of photographs. The images guide his imagination, transforming his grandfather’s memories into drawings that shape their relationship into a history of memory-building and remembrance.

A young mercenary is hired to kill Death.

Franjinha, the inventor kid in Monica's gang, tired of reading the comics, invents a new device to read the stories: a kind of a story-processor, that swallows the printed pages and projects the scenes in movement, on the wall.

In the fifth installment of the Cine Gibi series, Smudge and Jimmy Five find themselves engaged in a lively debate over the ultimate action film. Seeking a resolution, they turn to their friend Franklin, known for his inventive prowess, to organize yet another round of projected comic book film sessions using his colossal blender.

Jorel's Brother family almost gives up on Carnivals party whrn they find out that a soda brand sponsors the party, standardizing the costumes and playing the same song over and over again.

Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done. Through intimate and personal stories, five women share their experiences in relation to the body, from childhood to old age.

The story of Stress & Relax: a businessman who thinks only of money and a film director who lives for insisting that this invest in their projects. This time, the "project" is to look for the oldest tree in Brazil. Stress is excited about the possibility of making money with this rarity. The problem is that they do not know exactly where it is. Stress and Relax out in search of the "Big Jequitibá Rose" with no map, no compass and clueless.

Experience an adventure of counterculture, psychedelia, and an abundance of peace and love with Angeli’s beloved comic characters, the hippies Wood & Stock. As the euphoria of the 1970s fades, it's time to focus on family and work. However, a new rock band might just rekindle the spirit of those iconic years.

Jorel's family prepares for Christmas Eve with a big dinner, flashing lights, plates, cutlery and cups, only used on very special occasions. The china cabinet is finally opened.

Galinha Pintadinha, (English translation: The Dappled Chicken) known also as "Lottie Dottie Chicken" is a Brazilian project for children's music, created by Juliano Prado and Marcos Luporini. The songs are originally in Portuguese and are getting millions of downloads on YouTube. Some of the songs have been already translated into Spanish and English.

Cascão's smell gets out of hand, and the gang decides to give him a good bath. So, he decides to hide in the movie theater. In the dark, Cascão uses a shadow trick to fool Franjinha and pretend to be Cebolinha.

Bob Spit, a comic book character, lives in a post-apocalyptic desert inside the mind of his creator, the legendary Brazilian cartoonist Angeli. When Angeli decides to kill off Bob, the old punk leaves this wasteland and faces his creator.

Marcelle Toing, owner of the best restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, must go on missions to steal ingredients from human restaurants to keep his meals the best.

Trying to escape his bath, Monicão ends up hiding in the movie theater. Mônica can't find her pet in the dark, so she asks Franjinha to play some short films that might lure the dog out of hiding.

Everyone knows that being a teenager is not easy, especially when you are a demigod with unlimited powers and risking being crucified at any moment, this is the life of Jesus Christ in his new school.

There are eight episodes in stories full of adventure and play in the neighborhood of Limoeiro, with a new car ride, lost treasure, art exhibition in the square, puppet theater, an unexpected escape from Cascão (again?), Characters Saltimbancos and a lot more.

The gang got together to watch the funniest stories projected by Franjinha's invention: Go Play Outside, Cebolinha! Mônica in Slow Motion, I Don’t Know the Name of This, But It’s Really Fun!

Sbornia is an island with a rich but eccentric culture, separated from the rest of the world by a high wall. When the wall comes down, cultural change plays hilarious havoc on the lives of two traditional Sbornian musicians.

Nahuel lives with his father in a fishing town, yet he has a deep fear of the sea. One day, he finds a magical book that seems to be the solution to this problem, but a dark sorcerer is after it and captures Nahuel's father. This is where his journey to rescue his father and overcome his fears begins.

Galinha Pintadinha, (English translation: The Dappled Chicken) known also as "Lottie Dottie Chicken" is a Brazilian project for children's music, created by Juliano Prado and Marcos Luporini. The songs are originally in Portuguese and are getting millions of downloads on YouTube. Some of the songs have been already translated into Spanish and English.

Lord Raider and an endearing little robot companion reside in the far-off realm of Planet Carrotland. As fate would have it, a cosmic spark from the radiant Pulsar star strikes the robot just as he becomes smitten with Princess Mimi, a charming pink bunny. However, their newfound love faces a significant obstacle when the king decrees a grand tournament in the kingdom, intent on determining who shall earn the honor of marrying the Princess.

Chef Jack and his assistant Leonard will travel through the Culinary Islands to participate in the biggest gastronomic competition in the world and, thus, try to defeat their opponents.

You can check out 6 unedited stories with Smilingüido and his entire class. Check out the chapters: Adventure in the Forest; Kind-hearted; Beijoqueira; Teacher's Lesson; The best gift; The thing.

Pildas is chased by a bunch of unfriendly ladybugs. Meanwhile, some workers in the anthill plan a strike so they can have their old ministerial positions back. Faniquita still does not work and does not think about charges. She just wants to go out and play. Already Talento lives another dilemma: he feels he can be faster in his activities and thinks that Tolero, always stuck in him, is the great culprit because he is so slow. Smilingüido is more agile, but distracted with some friends involved in various situations and ends up forgetting Forfo, who is in trouble.

Kevin, Big Joe and Molly open auditions for a talent competition in a city of monsters, and search for the best performer from singers to magicians worthy of the grand prize.

Entering the virtual world of “Second Life”, Brazilian visual artist Paulo Bruscky meets film director Gabriel Mascaro. Mascaro, an ex-film film director from north-east Brazil currently lives and works making machinima (virtual short films) in the “Second Life”. Paulo hires Gabriel to make a machinima documentary of his adventures as a newcomer to the “Second Life”.

Two neighbors lean on each other, turning small moments of life into great treasures.

Claé and Bruô, secret agents from enemy Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, must overcome their differences and combine forces to find the Perlimps and infiltrate into a world controlled by Giants where war is imminent.

The first short featuring Monica and Friends. It introduced the song "Feliz Natal pra Todos", which has now become an iconic Christmas theme to the gang. In the special, Monica, Jimmy Five, Smudge, and Angel decide to build a chimney to wait for Santa Claus.

A film director faces a complex situation in the production of his new film: Laerte, the protagonist of the story, begins to renegade her former characters, the Pirates of the Tietê. Lost in this situation and determined to be faithful to his whims after seeing the approach of death, the director decides to tell his drama mixing his persona with the story, creating a chaotic labyrinth between fiction and real life.

Òrun Áiyé shows the journey of Oxalá (Carlinhos Brown) to fulfill his mission, the creation of the world. The animation will be narrated by the griot figure, represented through the historian, Ubiratan Castro (1948-2013), affectionately called Bira (Carlos Betão), who will lead the discovery of his granddaughter, Luna (Fernanda Crescencio), to the living memory that is the African continent. The gods Orunmila (Jorge Washighton), Oduduwa (Fábio Santana), Exú and Nanã will play a fundamental role in the outcome of this story.

When a boy is left alone, his house must protect him from a mysterious shadow that chase after him.

The basements of the Municipal Theater of São Paulo are home to a mysterious and deformed creature, The Phantom of the Opera. Passionate about music, he is delighted to hear Cristine Dae perform Fosca's aria, by Brazilian Carlos Gomes. But what is the line between admiration and envy? Unable to contain his impulses, the Phantom decides to eliminate the soprano and makes sure this happens in front of a packed audience.

We see something about a man with potential, a man who should not exist in a city like this. It is a wolf with a man's mask, or a man with a secret?

A hunter named Bento, who always hides under a rabbit mask, enjoys stuffing deer heads as a kind of reward. His little social interaction occurs with a woman named Vanessa, where there is a strange feeling. On a new hunt, when he returns to his cabin and adds a new head to his wall, we realize that Bento hides a big secret about who he really is.

The line is a dot that went for a walk.

A woman with weird superpowers, a turtle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a cloud with rain incontinence on an unusual journey to the depths of the ocean.

A five-year-old girl enjoys learning to write her name, but she is forced by her mother to drop out of school and start taking care of household chores and working on the farm.

A dog with a broken heart perceives his reality in a very peculiar way, inviting to a glance at his tragicomic routine.

Made with photo files, the short-film shows two distinct images united by a shining glow that is juxtaposed between them.

Tayra and I grew up on a beach in the north east of Brazil. We were inseparable. The sea breeze brings me back happy memories.

The Brazilian poem 'Morte e Vida Severina', a masterpiece of João Cabral de Melo Neto, comes to life in an animated version directed by Afonso Serpa.

NEUROSI5 is a short film animation about the dark future of the mankind, driven through violence and sex, and how the existence of androids has been reduced only to meet the basic and primitive needs of the society.

The series takes place seven years at the head of the Traditional Monica Gang, serving as a conception of the characters' future.

Embarking on a whimsical adventure, Monica and her friends take center stage in four captivating tales. The first, "O Plano Infalível," showcases Jimmy Five's latest scheme to defeat Monica and her indomitable bunny companion. In "Um Amor de Ratinho," Monica attends a costume party dressed as a mouse, unaware that a small mishap would awaken a genuine mouse's affectionate feelings towards her. The third story, "A Ermitã," sees Monica bid farewell to her friends, venturing alone into the heart of the forest to live an independent life. Lastly, in "O Império Empacota," Jimmy Five's courage and true affection for Monica are unveiled when he fearlessly engages in an interplanetary battle against aliens, all in an effort to save his beloved big-toothed friend.

The film is about the life story of Javier Juárez García, an Argentinian scale model figure who decided to live in São Paulo to seize the city’s real state boom. After a betrayal, he decides to change his life and work in architectural models around the world. But he never forgets about his real goal: to come back and take revenge.

Since the 12-year-old Francisco make sky photographs. One day, something different appears in one of your photos changing his routine.

Kauã dances in the hill, like a bird of prey.

The story of Pedro and Rosa, two miniature dolls who are perfect for each other, but reluctant to break boundaries and overcome their limitations to live out their love story.

When a spaceship crashes to Earth and reveals a group of quirky little space aliens on the run for their lives, the "GadgetGang" kids-Gus, Phoebe, Francesco, Mitsue, Mary Ann, Banana and Tank-soon discover this won't be the boring weekend they had expected. They soon learn that in a point far from the galaxy, an evil warlord named Gana Golber has seized control of the Confederation of Planets and now all of the planets are in danger-including Earth!