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Macunaima (1969)

Sep 3, 1969 · 1h 50m

6.9/10 TMDB user score
95 votes on TMDB

My! Such laziness!

Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.

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Top cast

  • Grande Otelo Grande Otelo Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
  • Paulo José Paulo José White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
  • Jardel Filho Jardel Filho Venceslau Pietro Pietra
  • Milton Gonçalves Milton Gonçalves Jiguê
  • Dina Sfat Dina Sfat Ci
  • Rodolfo Arena Rodolfo Arena Maanape
  • Joana Fomm Joana Fomm Sofara
  • Maria do Rosário Maria do Rosário Iriqui
  • Rafael de Carvalho Rafael de Carvalho Caipora
  • Nazareth Ohana
  • Zezé Macedo Zezé Macedo Thin woman
  • Wilza Carla Wilza Carla Fat woman
  • Myrian Muniz Myrian Muniz Venceslau's wife
  • Edy Siqueira
  • Carmem Palhares Carmem Palhares
  • Maria Clara Pelegrino Venceslau's maid

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