''Hello, Hello Brazil!'' (Portuguese: ''Allô, Allô, Brasil!'') is a 1935 Brazilian musical film directed by
Wallace Downey
Wallace Downey (New York City, May 14, 1902 – New York City, January 29, 1978) was an American film producer and film director, director.
In 1928 Wallace Downey, an executive of Columbia Records, was sent to South America to install a Brazilia ...
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Alberto Ribeiro
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Selected filmography
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and
João de Barro
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
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. It stars
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda, (; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress and film star who was active from the late 1920s onwards. Nicknamed "The B ...
and
Adhemar Gonzaga
Adhemar Gonzaga (26 January 1901 – 29 January 1978) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, film producer, and film director, director.
Biography
Born into a wealthy family Gonzaga had a passion for cinema from an early age, and first appeared ...
; the latter also produced the film. The screenplay was written by Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro.
Production
Wallace Downey began his career producing successful musical films for Americans with established artists from Brazilian radio.
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda, (; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress and film star who was active from the late 1920s onwards. Nicknamed "The B ...
, 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
samba
Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
and the
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, had a prominent place in early Brazilian musicals and popular movies.
Cast
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Ary Barroso
Ary de Resende Barroso (1903–1964), better known as Ary Barroso, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV. He was one of Brazil's most successful songwriters in the first half of the 20th centur ...
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Aurora Miranda
Aurora Miranda da Cunha Richaid (20 April 1915 – 22 December 2005) was a Brazilian singer and actress. She began her career at the age of 18 in 1933. Miranda appeared in several films, including ''The Three Caballeros'', where she danced with ...
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Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda, (; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress and film star who was active from the late 1920s onwards. Nicknamed "The B ...
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Adhemar Gonzaga
Adhemar Gonzaga (26 January 1901 – 29 January 1978) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, film producer, and film director, director.
Biography
Born into a wealthy family Gonzaga had a passion for cinema from an early age, and first appeared ...
*César Ladeira
*Virgínia Lane
*Francisco Alves
*Mário Reis
*Ivo Astolphi ... as
Bando da Lua
Bando da Lua was a Brazilian band that made recordings from 1933-1954, notable for being Carmen Miranda's band. It was formed by Aloísio de Oliveira
Aloísio or Aloysio de Oliveira (December 30, 1914 – February 4, 1995), also known as Louis ...
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Dircinha Batista
Dirce Grandino de Oliveira (April 7, 1922 – June 18, 1999), known as Dircinha Batista, was a Brazilian actress and singer.
Biography
Daughter of the singer/composer/ventriloquist Batista Júnior and sister of Linda Batista, Dircinha Batista ...
*Simão Boutman
*Sílvio Caldas
*Chico Chico
*Apolo Correia
*Elisa Coelho de Almeida
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0026063
Further reading
* Bryan McCann, ''
Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil'' (Durham: Duke University Press, 2004)
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