Caramuru: A invenção do Brasil
- 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.
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented is a 2001 Brazilian comedy-romance film that reimagines the legend of Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator shipwrecked on the Brazilian coast. The story follows his entanglement with an indigenous chief's two daughters in a love triangle set against the backdrop of early colonial Brazil. This historical comedy offers a playful take on a famous Brazilian legend.
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Selton MelloDiogo Álvares, Caramuru
Camila PitangaParaguaçu
Luís MeloVasco de Athayde
Tonico PereiraItaparica
Deborah SeccoMoema
Débora BlochIsabelle
Pedro Paulo RangelDom Jayme
Diogo VilelaHeitor
Marco NaniniNarrator
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Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented — frequently asked
When was Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented released?
The film was released on November 9, 2001.
What is the movie about?
It follows Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese cartographer whose ship sinks off the Brazilian coast. Rescued by an indigenous chief, he becomes involved in a love triangle with the chief's two daughters, Paraguaçu and Moema, until the possibility of returning to Portugal threatens their arrangement.
What genres does the film blend?
The film combines comedy, romance, and historical elements to tell its story of cultural collision and personal desire in early colonial Brazil.
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