''Hello, Hello Brazil!'' (Portuguese: ''Allô, Allô, Brasil!'') is a 1935 Brazilian

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directed by Wallace Downey, Alberto Ribeiro, and João de Barro. It stars

Carmen Miranda Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature ...

and Adhemar Gonzaga; the latter also produced the film. The screenplay was written by Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro.

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*Almirante *

Ary Barroso Ary Evangelista de Resende Barroso (Portuguese pronunciation: ; 7 November 1903 – 9 February 1964) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV. He was one of Brazil's most successful songwriters ...

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* Adhemar Gonzaga *César Ladeira *Virgínia Lane *Francisco Alves *Mário Reis *Ivo Astolphi ... as Bando da Lua * Dircinha Batista *Simão Boutman *

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*Chico Chico *Apolo Correia *Elisa Coelho de Almeida

Production

Wallace Downey began his career producing successful musical films for Americans with established artists from Brazilian radio.

, star of this 1935 film, was one such star. A co-production between Waldown Filmes and Cinédia, ''Allô, Allô, Brasil!'' presented a multitude of singers, comedians and radio presenters, such as vocalists Francisco Alves and Mário Reis. A close tie-in with the radio world manifested in this films storyline. Written by popular composers duo João de Barros and Alberto Ribeiro, it portrayed the adventures of a "radiomaníaco" who falls for a nonexistent radio singer. The two genres of music synonymous with the carnival, including the

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and the

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, had a prominent place in early Brazilian musicals and popular movies.

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*{{IMDb title, 0026063 1935 musical comedy films 1935 films Brazilian musical comedy films 1930s Portuguese-language films Brazilian black-and-white films Lost Brazilian films Cinédia films 1935 lost films Lost musical comedy films 1930s Brazilian films

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