Grande Otelo Movies

A group of scoundrels want to make it by planning hoaxes.

Two friends are looking for a quiet place where they can rest awhile. Soon they find the town they'd chosen to go is far from quiet. In fact, it's...

Account an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a poet, journalist and revolutionary and libertarian...

Professor Leônidas Jau is an enemy of football, and in conferences and articles he throws all his hatred against the sport. Friendenreich, his...

While trying to break an "animal game" gambling scheme, Det. Bartolomeu hits his head, and the gamblers convince him that he is one of them. But...

A brief history of origins of brazilian carioca samba and its types.

Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun...

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the...

Tonho Tiê really likes living free, playing capoeira and drinking. During Carnival he meets beautiful Zulmira; they pledge love and projects...

A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a groundbreaking Black Brazilian actor. Overcoming poverty and...

A hard working man goes to São Paulo to look for his twin brother unaware that he's famous for his lazyness.

A cleaner accidentely stills a secret formula and get mistaken for the heir prince of an old kingdom.

The rare short film presents a curious dialogue between filmmaker Julio Bressane and actor Grande Otelo, where, in a mixture of decorated and...

The love misadventures of a teacher, a woman who gives up living in a big city in order to teach country children how to read and write.