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Caramuru: The Invention of Brazil

63 %|Nov 9, 2001|Comedy, Romance, History

Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator, reaches the Brazilian coast, after his caravel sinks. He is saved by the Indian chief Itaparica and his two daughters, Paraguaçu and Moema. They call him Caramuru and together they engage in a happy love triangle. But the chance to return to Portugal arises, and it is clear this amoral arrangement cannot last.

Featured Crew

Guel Arraes
Director
Félix Monti
Director of Photography
Carlinhos Borges
Music Producer
Daniel Filho
Associate Producer
Lia Renha
Art Direction
Lenine
Music Director
Cao Albuquerque
Costume Design
Jorge Furtado
Writer

Cast

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Selton Mello
Diogo Álvares, Caramuru
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Camila Pitanga
Paraguaçu
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Luís Melo
Vasco de Athayde
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Marco Nanini
Narrator