José Rubens Chachá

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Olhos de Vampa
2.2

Olhos de Vampa

Aug 01, 1996
A beautiful woman is found dead, with a peach in her mouth, a bite in her butt and without blood in the body. When other women are found dead in the same modus-operandi, the police gives the nickname of "Vampa" to serial killer. Detective Leôncio is assigned to investigate the murder together with fetishist photographer Oscar. Without any lead, they decide to follow a sexy and popular night-club dancer on the streets of São Paulo, trying to identify possible suspects.
Thriller
Anjos da Noite
5.8

Anjos da Noite

Apr 27, 1987
Many exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, a drag queen; Teddy, a hustler; Guto, a gay reporter; and Marta, an actress.
Drama
Os Matadores
5.7

Os Matadores

Sep 10, 1997
Two hit men, a veteran and a beginner, chatter in a bar on Brazil-Paraguai border, while waiting for their victim to appear.
Drama
Romance
4.6

Romance

Sep 18, 1988
After a man dies under mysterious circumstances, his girlfriend and his gay lover deal with his death in different ways.
Uma Pitada de Sorte
5

Uma Pitada de Sorte

Sep 15, 2022
Pérola is a children's party entertainer who dreams of becoming a renowned chef. She just hasn't gone out yet to fulfill her dream because of wanting to please her mother and family, but her "bit of luck" comes when she is approved to be an assistant to a famous chef on a television show, who, in addition to being famous and successful, is extremely handsome (and seductive), which makes the job easier.
Comedy
Desmundo
6.2

Desmundo

Nov 08, 2002
The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.
Drama
A Causa Secreta
1

A Causa Secreta

Sep 14, 1994
Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.
Drama
Através da Janela
6

Através da Janela

Apr 11, 2000
Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first, she thinks it may be some girlfriend. But soon she learns it's something else.
Drama
Ed Mort
5

Ed Mort

May 05, 1997
A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.
Comedy
Quanto Vale ou É por Quilo?
6.5
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Drama
Jenipapo
2

Jenipapo

Sep 10, 1995
Michael is a U.S. journalist who works for a Brazilian newspaper. One day he is put in charge of interviewing Father Louis Stephen, a famed catholic missionary who helps the needy in the jungles of Brazil. Yet he has one problem: the Father has rarely ever given an interview. However, Michael decides that he will be the first to have interviewed the Father personally, and goes on a journey to the center of Brazil, in search of the priest. Michael will soon know how hard it can be to get an interview, and that the Father's apparent media-shyness has deeper implications than he thought.
Drama
Como Fazer um Filme de Amor
5.8
Laura and Alan fall in love, but have to deal with the strange death of Alan's wife and with a rival, Lilith, who wants to break their relationship. At the same time, a narrator gives lessons on how to make a love story movie, exposing all clichés on that kind of film.
Comedy
Uma História de Futebol
7.2
Based on Zuza's testimony, the plot narrates the final of the Julio Ramalho Cup, a lowland soccer championship, in 1950. To face the rival team, Zuza had his friend Dico, later nicknamed Pelé.
Drama
Beijo 2348/72
6.8

Beijo 2348/72

Oct 01, 1990
Worker Norival's life turns upside down when he is caught kissing his co-worker Catarina during work hours. He is fired for just cause and faces the hardships of the labor lawsuit he filed against the company.
Drama
A Via Láctea
5.7

A Via Láctea

Nov 02, 2007
A modern love story set in Sao Paulo about Heitor, a writer and literature professor, and Julia, a theatre student turned veterinarian. A fight over the telephone propels Heitor into a journey through the chaotic city streets to reconcile with Julia. Their personal history unfolds against the backdrop of the city and its people in a series of events representing the struggle between poetry and science.
Drama
Uma História Ilustrada
1
This short documentary explores how the Ilustrada section of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper had to fight back against censorship from the military dictatorship in Brazil after Lourenço Diaféria, one of its columnists, published an article criticising the patron of the Brazilian army, Duque de Caxias.
Documentary
Mil e Uma
1

Mil e Uma

Oct 15, 1996
Alice faces a lot of trouble to make a film about artist Marcel Duchamp. She randomly chooses musician Antônio for the main part, and ends up having an affair with him.
Drama
Le voyage
5.6

Le voyage

Apr 30, 1992
Le jeune Martin abandonne sa Terre de feu natale, à l'extrême sud de l'Argentine, pour un long voyage initiatique en Amérique Latine.
Drama
Et encore un joyeux Noël !
7.4
Après avoir fait une très mauvaise chute la veille de Noël, le grincheux Jorge s'évanouit et se réveille un an plus tard, sans aucun souvenir de l'année qui s'est écoulée. Il se rend vite compte qu'il est condamné à continuer à se réveiller veille après veille de Noël et faire face aux conséquences de ce que son autre moi a fait les 364 autres jours de l'année.
Comedy
Jogos Clandestinos
1

Jogos Clandestinos

Jan 01, 1970
After loosing all the money he borrowed from a mobster on a poker table, Tobias decides to rob an illegal casino. However soon he has a finger pointed at the vault of the casino for a much bigger price.
Ed Mort
5

Ed Mort

May 05, 1997
A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.
Comedy
Escrito nas Estrelas
7.6

Escrito nas Estrelas

Sep 24, 2010
Ricardo Aguillar, a powerful physician, loses the only and beloved son, the young Daniel, in an accident. After some time he discovers that the boy had frozen the semen before he died. From there he decides to go hunting for the "ideal woman", worthy of being inseminated and become the mother of his grandson. Only fate is about to play a part. When the insemination is finally done and the young woman chosen - the young Viviane - becomes pregnant, the man discovers himself hopelessly in love with her. From then on an unusual and surprising situation will give an electrifying direction to the story: the boy's spirit begins to prowl the family and, although they are in different plans, father and son will dispute the love of the same woman. It will be a clash between the impossible love, therefore idealized, and the realizable love, carnal, with all that it brings of joy and fulfillment, but also of hurts and uncertainties.
Drama
Le roi de la TV
7.4

Le roi de la TV

Mar 29, 2023
1988. Lorsqu'il apprend qu'il souffre d'une grave maladie qui pourrait le forcer à mettre fin à sa carrière, le présentateur de télé brésilien Silvio Santos se remémore le parcours qui l'a promu au rang de plus grand présentateur de l'histoire du Brésil.
Drama
Malhação
5.9

Malhação

Apr 03, 2020
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
Soap
Um Só Coração
6.3

Um Só Coração

Apr 08, 2004
The story takes place between the 1920s and 1950s in Greater São Paulo. Going through historical moments, such as the Week of Modern Art, the Revolution of 1924, the economic crisis of 1929 and the Vargas Era, there is the story of Yolanda Penteado, a young woman from a traditional family of São Paulo's high society, who arouses admirations to go through. She had never been easily involved with any other admirer until she meets Martim, a young medical student who catches her eye. However, he was an advocate of the anarchist movement, causing disapproval of Yolanda's mother, Guiomar, but the two will fight to get together, even with the disapproval of the family.
Drama
Reis
8.3

Reis

Oct 03, 2024
Kings will tell the story of the nation of Israel, from the moment when the last judge, the prophet Samuel, is used by God to guide His people, to the sad fall of Jerusalem, caused by the armies of Babylon.
Action & Adventure
Gabriela
7.1

Gabriela

Oct 26, 2012
Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality. Set in 1925, the story unravels in Ilhéus, a quiet northeastern coastal city thriving with cocoa crops and aspirations for progress, even though the traditional ways still rule.
Comedy
Carinha de Anjo
7.2

Carinha de Anjo

Jun 06, 2018
After a family tragedy, the sweet Dulce Maria is cared for by kind nuns at a boarding school. But things change when Dad comes back into her life.
Kids
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
7.2
The series exhibited several stories based on folklore and mythology , with characters such as Cuca, Saci Pererê and Iara from Brazilian folklore and then later with several characters from fairytales, fables, literature and greek mythology. The residents of Sítio, Emília, Narizinho, Pedrinho, Dona Benta and Tia Nastacia live several adventures with a lot of the mystery and dangers that haunt the remote town of Arraial do Tucanos.
Family
O Astro
6.8

O Astro

Sep 25, 2012
The illusionist is mysterious, captivating and mesmerizes all those around him. But is he really a swindler or a man with extraordinary powers? This fascinating telenovela tells the story of seductive Herculano Quintanilha, who exerts significant influence over his great love Amanda, the Hayalla family and his friends. These and other enigmas can be found in The Illusionist, a telenovela where seduction is the great secret.
Soap