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

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    Ganga Bruta (1933)
    by Humberto Mauro

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    Vidas Secas
    by Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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    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

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    Central Station
    by Walter Salles

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    Todas As Mulheres Do Mundo
    by Domingos De Oliveira

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    O Cangaceiro (The Bandit) (1953)
    by Lima Barreto

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    The Oyster and the Wind / A Ostra E O Vento
    by Walter Lima Jr.

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    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

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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

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    Pixote
    by Hector Babenco

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    Noite Vazia By Walter Hugo Khouri
    by Walter Hugo Khouri

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    São Paulo S. A. (1966)
    by Luiz Sérgio Person

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    A Intrusa (The Intruder Lady) (1980)
    by Carlos Hugo Christensen

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    O Baile Perfumado (The Fragrant Ball) (1997)
    by Paulo Caldas and L. Ferreira

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    Favela dos Meus Amores (Shantytown of My Loves) (1936)
    by Humberto Mauro

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    Simão o Caolho (Simão the Cross-Eyed) (1952)
    by Alberto Cavalcanti

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    Os Fuzis (The Rifles) (1963)
    by Ruy Guerra

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    Menino de Engenho (Sugar Mill Boy) (1965)
    by Walter Lima Jr.

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  24. 26.
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    Dona Flor E Seus Dois Maridos

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    Inocência (Innocence) (1982)
    by Walter Lima Jr.

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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

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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.

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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

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    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

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    Absolutamente Certo! (Absolutely Right) (1957)
    by Anselmo Duarte

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    Mulheres e Milhões (Women and Millions) (1961)
    by Jorge Ileli

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    O Grande Momento (The Great Moment) (1958)
    by Roberto Santos

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    Carlota Joaquina - Princess of Brazil
    by Carla Camurati

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