Best Brazilian animation movies

Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (2013)

“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.

Noah's Ark (2024)

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?

Umbrella (2020)

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.

Napo (2020)

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.

Cine Gibi: O Filme (2004)

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.

Brasil Animado (2011)

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.

Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll (2006)

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 Brother Christmas Special: Santa's Brother (2022)

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.

Contra-Filé (2019)

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

espinho na caixinha (2019)

cafezinho the rabbit sees a tapeworm then follows its sound to the beach.

Neurosi5 (2018)

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.

Cine Gibi 2 (2005)

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.

Te Prego Lá Fora (2021)

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.

Zoom (2015)

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.

Monsters Got Talent (2017)

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.

Together (2021)

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

Cine Gibi 3: Planos Infalíveis (2008)

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.

Garoto Cósmico (2007)

Three children, Cosmic, Luna and Maninho, live in a futuristic world, where lives are totally programmed. One night, while trying to get points to earn a bonus at school, they get lost in space and discover an infinite universe.

Bita e o Corpo Humano (2016)

The City of Pirates (2018)

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.

Nahuel and the Magic Book (2021)

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.

A Caçada (2024)

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.

O Fantasma da Ópera (2003)

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.

Cine Gibi 4: Meninos e Meninas (2009)

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.

Linear (2012)

The line is a dot that went for a walk.

Maria Life (2007)

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.

Òrun Àiyé: A Criação do Mundo (2016)

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.

In the shine that appeared in the blue of the sky... (2021)

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

The Adventures of Paulo Bruscky (2010)

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”.

Lottie Dottie Chicken (2008)

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.