Banana-da-Terra

Os Três Cangaceiros

January 1959 •Portuguese

A small town is invaded by bandits who kidnap a rich man's daughter and other young girls. A group of rescuers is assembled, but three of the town's most fearful residents decide to transform into the funniest three musketeers in cinematic history.

O Camelô da Rua Larga

October 1958 •Portuguese

É de Chuá!

January 1958 •Portuguese

The film narrates the adventures of the trickster Juca Moleza in the carnival while he has to deal with the consequences of the scams he applied to people of high society.

Um Candango na Belacap

January 1961 •Portuguese

During the inauguration of Brasília, Brazil's brand new capital city, singer and ballerina Gilda hides in a working-class night club to escape from an inconvenient millionaire who's trying to date her.

O Petróleo é Nosso

July 1954 •Portuguese

A lady, owner of a large area of land where it is believed there are several oil wells, is almost fooled by the president of a pseudo petroleum company into giving up her property for nothing, but is saved by his son's noble intervention.

Metido a Bacana

May 1957 •Portuguese

Tired of royalty, the prince of Araquelândia switches identities with a popcorn maker look-alike so he can enjoy Rio de Janeiro's carnival alongside his butler. While the real prince falls into revelry, the false prince finds himself in trouble with the foreign country's political problems, including a corrupt ambassador and a terrorist.

Briga, Mulher e Samba

December 1961 •Portuguese

Marcelino, a country bumpkin, comes from the countryside to try his luck in Rio de Janeiro. His uncle Simão, a taxi driver and resident of a favela with Sofia, comes to greet him at the train station. A neighbor, Tereza, takes an interest in the newcomer. At the pier, the criminal Zé receives a package and is pursued by police. Mira Diler performs at the Caverna nightclub. In her dressing room, the criminal Zé is found, injured and without the package. Valentino complains about the police action that is disrupting his "business." Marcelino still hasn't found work; at the same time, he tries unsuccessfully to sell his compositions. He begins helping his uncle as a driver, but puts his own worries first: he goes to the nightclub looking for Mira, but finds himself caught up in Valentino's schemes.

Pintando o Sete

December 1959 •Portuguese

Tudo Legal

December 1960 •Portuguese

O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo

December 1961 •Portuguese

Mujeres de fuego

December 1958 •Spanish

Com Jeito Vai

December 1957 •Portuguese

Two new recruits at a fire station headquarter engage in a competition between two sergeants in personal rivalry

Malandros em Quarta Dimensão

December 1954 •Portuguese

Tira a Mão Daí

May 1957 •Portuguese

The "corn king" usually sponsors dreamy girls who want to become a miss in any contest. One of them doesn't agree with her sponsor's "donjuanesque" tactics and abandons everything to return to her former fiancé.

Minha Sogra é da Polícia

January 1958 •Portuguese

Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo

May 1963 •Portuguese

Esse Milhão é Meu!

July 1959 •Portuguese

De Pernas Pro Ar

July 1957 •Portuguese

A street vendor and a servant theater, newly unemployed, accidentally swap their briefcases trinkets for one of three bandits who just rob a bank. The chase, which also involves two "rapas" only ends when, aided by a chorus girl, unwittingly participating in a musical number of the show's theater company.

A Dupla do Barulho

August 1953 •Portuguese

Tonico and Tião are two vaudevillian artists who travel across Brazil in search of fame and success. A crisis hits the duo when Tião gets tired of being a setup for Tonico's jokes in their numbers and leaves the troupe.

Três Vagabundos

January 1952 •Portuguese

A scientist swaps the mind of banker and an idiot by accident.