Manchete Magazine's 50 Best Brazilian Movies

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This list was published in Rio’s Manchete Magazine in 1998.

"The Manchete selection was made by a group of critics, historians and researchers, which explains why some of the most popular movies like the 1950s chanchadas (musical comedies), comedian Mazzaropi’s works and those of contemporary Trapalhões never made the cut. On the other hand the list includes little-known gems from the beginning of the century like Humberto Mauro’s Tesouro Perdido and Adhemar Gonzaga’s Barro Humano.

"The movies were chosen by movie experts Alberto Shatovsky, Antônio Moniz Vianna, Dejean Magno Pellegrin, Ely Azeredo, Fernando Albagli, Geraldo Queiroz, Gil Azevedo Araújo, José Lino Grünewald, Jurandir Noronha, Michel do Espírito Santo and Valério de Andrade. Many of them have dedicated their lives to the films, collecting them, writing about them and sometimes making them themselves. "

www.brazzil.com/p12oct98.htm

  1. 1.
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    Ganga Bruta (1933)
    by Humberto Mauro
  2. 2.
    Vidas Secas

  3. 3.
    O Pagador De Promessas (Keeper of Promises)
    by Anselmo Duarte
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    Amei um bicheiro (I Loved a Numbers Game Runner) (1953)
    by Jorge Ileli
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    Assalto ao Trem Pagador (The Pay-Train Robbery) (1962)
    by Roberto Farias
  6. 6.
    Central Station
    by Walter Salles
  8. 8.
    Todas As Mulheres Do Mundo
    by Domingos De Oliveira
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    O Cangaceiro (The Bandit) (1953)
    by Lima Barreto
  11. 11.
    Limite (1931)
    by Mário Peixoto
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    Rio 40 Graus (Rio 104 degrees F) (1955)
    by Nélson Pereira dos Santos
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    Os Cafajestes (The Scoundrels) (1962)
    by Ruy Guerra
  15. 15.
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    O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (The Red Light Bandit)
    by Rogério Sganzerla
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    Macunaíma (1969)
    by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
  17. 17.
    Pixote

  18. 18.
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    Noite Vazia By Walter Hugo Khouri

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    São Paulo S. A. (1966)
    by Luiz Sérgio Person
  20. 20.
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    A Intrusa (The Intruder Lady) (1980)
    by Carlos Hugo Christensen
  21. 21.
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    O Baile Perfumado (The Fragrant Ball) (1997)
    by Paulo Caldas and L. Ferreira
  22. 22.
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    Favela dos Meus Amores (Shantytown of My Loves) (1936)
    by Humberto Mauro
  23. 23.
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    Simão o Caolho (Simão the Cross-Eyed) (1952)
    by Alberto Cavalcanti
  24. 24.
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    Os Fuzis (The Rifles) (1963)
    by Ruy Guerra
  25. 25.
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    Menino de Engenho (Sugar Mill Boy) (1965)
    by Walter Lima Jr.
  26. 26.
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    Dona Flor E Seus Dois Maridos

  27. 27.
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    Inocência (Innocence) (1982)
    by Walter Lima Jr.
  28. 28.
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    Memórias do Cárcere (Memories of Jail) (1984)
    by Nélson Pereira dos Santos
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    Moleque Tião (Street Kid Tião) (1942)
    by José Carlos Burle
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    O Padre e a Moça (The Priest and the Maiden) (1965)
    by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
  31. 31.
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    Viver de Morrer (To Live From Dying) (1970)
    by Jorge Ileli
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    Lira do Delírio (Delirium Lyre) (1977)
    by Walter Lima Jr.
  34. 34.
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    Bye Bye Brasil
    by Carlos Diegues
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    Gaijin (Foreigner) (1980)
    by Tizuka Yamasaki
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    A Marvada Carne (Mean Flesh) (1985)
    by André Klotzel
  38. 38.
    Hour of the Star
    by Suzana Amaral
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    Fragmentos da Vida (Life's Fragments) (1929)
    by José Medina
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    Tesouro Perdido (Lost Treasure) (1926)
    by Humberto Mauro
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    Barro Humano (Human Clay) (1928)
    by Adhemar Gonzaga
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    Alô Alô Carnaval (Hi, Hi, Carnaval) (1936)
    by Adhemar Gonzaga
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    Carnaval no Fogo (Carnaval in the Fire) (1950)
    by Watson Macedo
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    O Canto da Saudade (The Longing Corner) (1952)
    by Humberto Mauro
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    Agulha no Palheiro (Needle in the Haystack) (1953)
    by Alex Vianny
  47. 47.
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    Absolutamente Certo! (Absolutely Right) (1957)
    by Anselmo Duarte
  48. 48.
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    Mulheres e Milhões (Women and Millions) (1961)
    by Jorge Ileli
  49. 49.
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    O Grande Momento (The Great Moment) (1958)
    by Roberto Santos
  50. 50.
    Carlota Joaquina - Princess of Brazil
    by Carla Camurati
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