''O Descobrimento do Brasil'' is a

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

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 ''Thes ...

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

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* 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 Heitor Villa-Lobos 1930s rediscovered films Rediscovered Brazilian films {{adventure-film-stub