Macunaima

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.
Release Date: 1969-09-03
Comedy
Fantasy
(81 votes)

Casts

Grande Otelo
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Paulo José
as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
Jardel Filho
as Venceslau Pietro Pietra
Milton Gonçalves
as Jiguê
Dina Sfat
as Ci
Rodolfo Arena
as Maanape
Joana Fomm
as Sofara
Maria do Rosário
as Iriqui
Rafael de Carvalho
as Caipora
Zezé Macedo
as Thin woman

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