Macunaima
Macunaima

Macunaima

My! Such laziness!

6.9(81 votes)
1969
1h 50m
Comedy
Fantasy
Adventure

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.

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

Nazareth Ohana

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