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O Descobrimento Do Brasil (film)
''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' is a 1936 Brazilian adventure film directed by Humberto Mauro and starring Alvaro Costa, João de Deus, and Manoel Rocha. Cast * Alvaro Costa as Pedro Álvares Cabral * João de Deus as Ayres Correa * Manoel Rocha as Pero Vaz Caminha *Alfredo Silva Alfredo Silva (born 5 May 1896, date of death unknown), known as Alfredinho, was a Brazilian footballer. He played in four matches for the Brazil national football team from 1921 to 1922. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1921 South Ame ... as Henrique de Coimbra * De Los Rios as Duarte Pacheco * Arthur Oliveira as Pedro Escobar * J. Silveira as Alfredo Cunha * Hélio Barroso as Edgar * Armando Duval as Nicolau Coelho / Bartolomeu Dias References External links * 1936 films 1936 adventure films Brazilian adventure films Films directed by Humberto Mauro Brazilian black-and-white films Age of Discovery films 1930s Portuguese-language films Brazilian epic films Films scored by He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto Mauro
Humberto Duarte Mauro (30 April 1897 – 5 November 1983) was a Brazilian film director. His best known work is '' Ganga Bruta''. He is often considered the greatest director of early Brazilian cinema. Career Mauro's second feature film ''Thesouro Perdido'' (Lost Treasure) won the Brazilian "Film of the Year" award in 1927. Later that year, Phebo Sul America Film was reorganized into Phebo Brasil Film. The first film released under the new Phebo was ''Braza Dormida'' (Sleeping Ember). ''Braza Dormida'' was a boxoffice success and furthered Mauro's career as one of Brazil's leading directors. In July 1929, Mauro's final film for Phebo Brasil Film, ''Sangue Mineiro'' (Blood of Minas Gerais), was shown in Cataguases. In 1930, the film was given a nationwide release. The film was critically and popularly acclaimed. This was the first film in which Mauro worked with Carmen Santos who would star in many of Mauro's later films. Phebo Brasil Film did not have the resources to conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |