Best South American musical movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch musical films from South America, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Mamonas Assassinas: The Movie

    Mamonas Assassinas: The Movie 2023

    The life and times of comedy rock band Mamonas Assassinas, from their beginning to their breakthrough in the late 1990s.

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  • Poster for Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões

    Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões 1981

    Humble officials, friends Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias become the great attraction of the circus Bartolo, thanks to its incredible ability to make the public laugh. But success has a price: the opposition of the magician Assis Satan and the greed of the Baron, the owner of the circus. Together, the four friends will have to fight them.

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  • Poster for Necropolis Symphony

    Necropolis Symphony 2014

    In the city of São Paulo, the routine of gravedigger apprentice Deodato changes when a new working girl arrives at the cemetery. Together, they must re-register the abandoned tombs, but strange events make the apprentice wonder about the consequences of messing with the dead.

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  • Poster for Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz

    Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz 1984

    Didi, Soró and Tatu in search food and water head for the town of Oróz. On their journey they find a Scarecrow, a man in a metal vat, and later are arrested by a Lion Sheriff.

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  • Poster for Especial de Ano Todo com Clarice Falcão

    Especial de Ano Todo com Clarice Falcão 2017

    Multitalented performer Clarice Falcão packs a year of ideas into one special with songs, skits and jokes dedicated to each month on the calendar.

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  • Poster for Xuxa Requebra

    Xuxa Requebra 1999

    Nena, a journalist and former student of the Two Hearts dance academy, tries to stop the school from being sold to a group of drug dealers. She trains a group to win the Requebra dance contest that would give them the necessary money to carry their plans.

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  • Poster for Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã

    Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã 2007

    This Ivete Sangalo concert at Rio de Janeiro's legendary Maracanã Stadium, and the subsequent DVD/CD releases, constituted the year's main event in Brazilian pop music. Sangalo rose to fame with the axé band Banda Eva, and since 1999 has embarked on an unstoppable solo career, making her the undisputed queen of pop in Brazil in terms of sales and popularity, as well as gathering countless industry and society awards. Accordingly, Sangalo put on a show at the Maracanã that should leave no one envious of the megaconcerts offered in Rio by Madonna, Michael Jackson, and the Rolling Stones. Alternating some of her many hits with new songs or new versions of old material, Sangalo burns through the set with her characteristic enthusiasm and infectious star magnetism, incessantly cheered on by an adoring audience of 55,000. The album has sold over 800,000 copies in Brazil (being certified Diamond), and features the single "Deixo". Recorded on December 16, 2006.

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  • Poster for TINI: Un mechón de pelo

    TINI: Un mechón de pelo 2024

    “TINI: un mechón de pelo” invites you to enjoy an intimate and moving concert offered by multi-platinum singer and songwriter Tini Stoessel at the Hurlingham Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the occasion of the launch of un mechón de pelo, her new album study that marks a before and after in his career. Like a time capsule, it tells the turn that the artist's life took in 2022 due to her father's health. The concert is a memorable musical journey and an extraordinary testimony to TINI's personal, spiritual and emotional healing process.

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Engenheiros do Hawaii

    Acústico MTV: Engenheiros do Hawaii 2004

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  • Poster for Better Days Ahead

    Better Days Ahead 1989

    Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.

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  • Poster for Tango

    Tango 1998

    A dangerous love affair inspires a director to create the most spectacular and boldly seductive dance film ever made.

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  • Poster for Marisa Monte: Verdade, Uma Ilusão

    Marisa Monte: Verdade, Uma Ilusão 2014

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr.

    Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr. 2003

    The acoustic album of the Brazilian band Charlie Brown Jr. broadcast on MTV Brazil. The album contains interviews with the band and the making-of video recording, and features music known to the public, along with new songs "Vícios e Virtudes" and "Não Uso Sapato". The concert, which was recorded in São Paulo, with the participation of special guests. Marcelo Nova, Negra Li, the group RZO Marcelo D2 and sang with the Acoustic whiner. The repertoire some recordings of other composers, such as "Samba Makossa" (Chico Science, with special participation of Marcelo D2), "Hoje" (Marcelo Nova), with participation of the artist himself and "Oba Lá Vem Ela" (Jorge Ben Jor).

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Ultraje à Rigor

    Acústico MTV: Ultraje à Rigor 2005

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  • Justin Timberlake: [2013] Rock in Rio 2013

    Justin Timberlake at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 15, 2013. Setlist: Like I Love You My Love Cry Me a River Pusher Love Girl Summer Love Señorita Tunnel Vision Let the Groove Get In FutureSex/LoveSound Need You Tonight LoveStoned Until the End of Time Take Back the Night Rock Your Body Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) What Goes Around... Comes Around [Acoustic] Suit & Tie Mirrors SexyBack

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  • Poster for Natiruts - #NoFilter Ao vivo

    Natiruts - #NoFilter Ao vivo 2014

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  • Munhoz e Mariano - Ao Vivo em Campo Grande 2010

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  • Poster for Detonautas Roque Clube: Acústico

    Detonautas Roque Clube: Acústico 2009

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  • Poster for Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

    Ruben Blades Is Not My Name 2018

    The story of one of Latin America's most beloved singer-songwriters in a journey across his 50-year career. In an intimate way, the film gives us a chance to get to know the artist, his music, and the stories behind them.

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Cássia Eller

    Acústico MTV: Cássia Eller 2001

    Acoustic concert of the singer, recorded for the MTV special. Here are readings of great successes of her career and special appearances, such as the Nação Zumbi Nation, Xis and Nando Reis, who also produced the show. The DVD also features the making of, discography and photos.

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  • Poster for Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark 2007

    An animated comedy that recreates the misadventures of the passengers of the Ark built by Noah as per God’s request. It’s just that living together does not seem to come easy for the passengers on board.

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  • Poster for Lina from Lima

    Lina from Lima 2022

    It’s Christmas season. Ten years have passed since Lina traveled to Chile to work as a domestic worker away from her son who lives with her grandmother in Peru. Manuel, a former employer, ask her to supervise the construction of a swimming pool for his daughter Clara in his new house. In this half-inhabited space, Lina spends the day taking care of Clara, while at night, she has furtive sexual encounters with strangers that confront her with her deep solitude.

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  • Acústico MTV: Bandas Gaúchas 2005

    Acústico MTV: Bandas Gaúchas was a project by MTV Brasil, which brought together the bands Bidê ou Balde, Cachorro Grande, Ultramen and the singer Wander Wildner (former leader of the Replicantes) in a single show, broadcast on TV and released on CD and DVD. in 2005. It was an innovative project, as it brought together 4 artists in a single acoustic and, for the first time, used a pre-defined theme: rock gaucho. The main idea of ​​the project (several bands of the same genre in a single project) was repeated in the MTV Ao Vivo 5 Bandas de Rock project, which brought together 5 pop rock and emocore bands in the same show.

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Rita Lee

    Acústico MTV: Rita Lee 1998

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  • Poster for Helloween ft. Kai Hansen: Rock in Rio 2013

    Helloween ft. Kai Hansen: Rock in Rio 2013 2013

    Power Metal lovers also had their place in the past "Rock In Rio" held in Brazil. That's why we leave the presentation of HELLOWEEN Germans, who also had the pleasure to invite on stage to an old friend, Kai Hansen. Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 22, 2013. The setlist that evening was:   01. Eagle Fly Free 02. Where the Sinners Go 03. Waiting for the Thunder 04. I'm Alive 05. Live Now! 06. If I Could Fly 07. Power 08. Are You Metal? 09. Dr. Stein (with Kai Hansen) 10. Future World (with Kai Hansen) 11. I Want Out (with Kai Hansen)

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  • Eu Sou Carlos Imperial 2015

    The story of a legendary figure in Brazilian culture, the multifaceted Carlos Imperial. He was a convinced womanizer and cafajeste, he was a director and actor, created TV shows, composed songs like “Vem Quente que Eu Estou Fervendo” and “Mamãe Passou Açúcar em Mim”. In addition, he is responsible for launching big names in Brazilian music, such as Roberto Carlos, Elis Regina and Tim Maia.

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  • Poster for Antônia

    Antônia 2007

    Determined to escape their poverty-stricken lives, four talented young women living on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, form an all-female rap group but find their road to success is riddled with sexism, racism, and violence. One by one, they succumb to their grim realities...until they discover that out of struggle comes strength, and out of strength, the courage to continue on.

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  • Poster for Margarita: The Musical

    Margarita: The Musical 2025

    The cast of Margarita takes to the stage to perform the series' hits in a show that combines magic, dance, and theater.

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  • Poster for Mônica e Cebolinha no Mundo de Romeu e Julieta

    Mônica e Cebolinha no Mundo de Romeu e Julieta 1979

    Montéquio Cebolinha and Julieta Monicapuleto find themselves in a passionate love affair, but unfortunately, their families vehemently oppose their relationship. Amagali and Friar Lourenço Cascão, ever the allies, come to the aid of the young couple, determined to support them through the challenges. However, just when they thought things couldn't get more complicated, Prince Xaveco of Verona unexpectedly enters the picture, adding another layer of complexity to the already tangled situation.

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  • Zeca Apresenta: O Quintal do Pagodinho – Ao vivo 2012

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  • Poster for O Samba

    O Samba 2015

    In the Documentary The singer, composer, writer and bamba Martinho da Vila guides the viewer through the gigantic world of samba investigating the origins of the rhythm, highlighting its importance in different spheres, telling stories about his career and presenting his heart association, Grêmio Recreativo Samba School Unidos de Vila Isabel.

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  • Poster for Um Show de Verão

    Um Show de Verão 2004

    Andréa, a poor telemarketing salesgirl, dreams of being a singer. Her rich boyfriend Fred hires a musical producer, Marcelo, to turn her into a star. But she and Marcelo end up falling in love.

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Os Paralamas do Sucesso

    Acústico MTV: Os Paralamas do Sucesso 1999

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  • Poster for Meu Sangue Ferve por Você

    Meu Sangue Ferve por Você 2024

    In 1979, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal is at the peak of his career. On a TV show, he meets Magali and, enchanted by the young woman, decides to win her over. But, in order to do that, he will have to overcome the resistance of his manager, Jean Pierre, and the distrust of her family, friends and even Magali herself.

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  • Poster for Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista

    Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista 1969

    On the rise, singer Agnaldo Reis finds himself forced to escape the pursuit of Baby's gang, who demand a monthly bribe from the artist in exchange for protection. The young man devises an ingenious escape plan.

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  • Poster for With or Without Love

    With or Without Love 2010

    Claudia is an attractive and enterprising thirties forming an ideal family with her husband and son. Her life is perfect, even she has a handsome lover named Paul who takes phenomenal. However, one day Paul is tired of the relationship and is bundled with Elena, a young loving but jealous when another woman ahead. Claudia asks for help from her sister to take back what is theirs and the two hatch a plan to win back Paul. The key is to get him away from Elena.

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Lobão

    Acústico MTV: Lobão 2006

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  • Poster for Onde Estás, Felicidade?

    Onde Estás, Felicidade? 1939

    Badly advised by a high-class friend (who covets her husband) and by her scatterbrained father (always preoccupied with making cocktails), singer Noêmia forces her husband to abandon suburban life for the noisy 'big life' of Copacabana.

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  • Poster for Roberto Carlos, Looking for Adventure

    Roberto Carlos, Looking for Adventure 1968

    While making a movie in Rio de Janeiro, the singer Roberto Carlos is kidnapped by an international gang that wants to make money with his songs in a computer, together with Pierre (José Lewgoy) , the villain of the movie, and sent to New York.

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  • Poster for Where the sky sets the clock

    Where the sky sets the clock 2017

    After his mother’s passing, Tomas’ life turned black and white. Days change when he meets Gabriel, a photographer with a red jacket who helps him see other colors.

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  • Poster for Paralamas and Titãs - Live and Together

    Paralamas and Titãs - Live and Together 2008

    Cheering 25 years of rock, rwo of greatest brasilians bands are together in this increadible DVD. Great success in 80's and 90's, Paralamas do Sucesso and Titãs record their greatest hits in a live and crouded show.

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  • Poster for Slightly Out of Tune

    Slightly Out of Tune 2008

    A group of friends come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960's and 70's. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os Desafinados" and become a part of the groundbreaking Brazilian musical movement called Bossa Nova

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  • Poster for Woodstock - Mais Que Uma Loja

    Woodstock - Mais Que Uma Loja 2014

    "Woodstock - Mais Que Uma Loja" tells the story of the Woodstock Discos store, a stronghold considered ground zero for heavy metal in São Paulo and one of the pioneers of the style in Brazil.

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  • Poster for Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show

    Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show 1966

    Documentary about Maria Bethânia, at the very beginning of her career as a singer, when she arrived in Rio da Bahia to replace Nara Leão in the show Opinião. Bethânia's appearance, at that time in southern Rio, was a cultural shock that shook the city. The film also contains scenes of her daily life and meetings with other musicians.

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  • Poster for A Moreninha

    A Moreninha 1970

    Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will find, among them, the boyfriend she had during her childhood and with whom she had exchanged vows of eternal love.

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  • Poster for Phantom Summer

    Phantom Summer 2022

    Somewhere in the Brazilian seaside, teenagers Lucas and Martin fall in love while investigating the disappearance of a local kid. But their blossoming romance is threatened by sinister forces lurking beneath that idyllic summery landscape.

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Marina Lima

    Acústico MTV: Marina Lima 2003

    Marina finally returned to prominence with the release of 2003's Acústico MTV (the Brazilian equivalent of the MTV Unplugged series), which spawned two top 10 hit singles (the new track "Sugar" and a reworked version of her 1984 hit "Fullgas") and became her best selling album in over a decade. The DVD (the first of her career) was also one of the year's best sellers.

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  • Poster for Miss Tacuarembo

    Miss Tacuarembo 2010

    Miss Tacuarembó is a unique mixture of drama, comedy, musical with touches of parody and nostalgia which for its beautiful narration will attract many open-minded viewers not only in Latin American world. The story of Natalia, the main hero, and her life's struggles is shown in different three eras of her life.

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  • Acústico MTV: Arnaldo Antunes 2012

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  • Poster for Alô Alô Carnaval

    Alô Alô Carnaval 1936

    Two authors go look for a business to finance their dream musical.

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  • Poster for Maré, Our Love Story

    Maré, Our Love Story 2008

    Free adaptation of Romeo and Juliet translated to the harsh life in Favela da Maré, one of largest and most violent slums in Rio de Janeiro. Living in a slum divided between two rival gangs of drug traffickers, Analídia is the daughter of one of the gangs' leaders and Jonathan is a childhood friend of the other gang leader. Both study in a dance group situated exactly in the middle of the two territories, looking for solace in art.

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  • Poster for Nobody Must Die

    Nobody Must Die 2009

    The Gunslinger Nobody refuses to suck a bull's cock in Colonel Bajon's zoophilia movie, and a musical hunt begins.

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  • Poster for Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1

    Ana Carolina - Multishow Registro Ana Car9lina + Um: 9+1 2010

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  • Poster for Brenda Lee and the Palace of Princesses

    Brenda Lee and the Palace of Princesses 2021

    A musical that brings a bit of the history of Brenda Lee, called the "guardian angel of transsexuals", activist who founded the first support house for people with HIV/AIDS in Brazil. She has a pension for trans women who, for the most part, live off prostitution. Despite the reality of violence in which they live, inside the house, the transsexuals are welcomed by Brenda, who teaches them to want more out of life.

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  • Poster for Capital Inicial: Rock in Rio

    Capital Inicial: Rock in Rio 2013

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: O Rappa

    Acústico MTV: O Rappa 2005

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  • Ensaio Sobre Minha Mãe 2014

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  • Poster for Shakira: Live at Rock in Rio

    Shakira: Live at Rock in Rio 2011

    On September 30th, 2011, Shakira closed down day five of the 2011 'Rock In Rio' music festival with a high-energy set that included many of her English hits. The show was part of 'The Sun Comes Out' World Tour. Setlist: Estoy aquí / Te dejo Madrid / Si te vas / Whenever, Wherever / Inevitable / A'atini El Nay (Fairuz cover) / Nothing Else Matters (Metallica cover) / Despedida / Flamenco / Gypsy / La tortura / Ciega, sordomuda / Sale el sol / Las de la intuición / Loca / She Wolf / Ojos así / País tropical (Jorge Ben Jor cover) (with Ivete Sangalo) / Hips Don't Lie / Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)

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  • Poster for We Were Born Today, When the Sky Was Heavy with Iron and Poison

    We Were Born Today, When the Sky Was Heavy with Iron and Poison 2013

    After heartbreaks and professional disappointments on planet Earth, Julio and Clara decide to flee together into space.

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  • Poster for 007½ no Carnaval

    007½ no Carnaval 1966

    British secret agent 007½ is sent to Rio de Janeiro to recover the plans stolen from a new metal alloy. His contact is a taxi driver, who ends up being murdered by enemy agents.

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  • Poster for Adorável Trapalhão

    Adorável Trapalhão 1967

    Epitácio is the driver of a widower musical entrepreneur. Concerned with the boss' happiness, Epitácio tries to find him a wife and introduces him to Lucy, the children's teacher, who dreams of becoming a singer.

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  • Poster for Garota Dourada

    Garota Dourada 1984

    In a beautiful coastal retreat, a seductive young woman ignites a rivalry between two surfers vying for her affection. One of them is trying to move on from a past love, but when she unexpectedly reappears, he finds himself torn.

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  • Poster for Acústico MTV: Marcelo D2

    Acústico MTV: Marcelo D2 2004

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  • Poster for Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa

    Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa 1970

    A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure.

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  • Poster for Honeysuckle

    Honeysuckle 1938

    A film star enjoys a romance with the daughter of a puppeteer, but his criminal past threatens to ruin it.

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  • Poster for Menino do Rio

    Menino do Rio 1982

    Romantic adventures of a group of Rio de Janeiro teenagers and surfers.

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