Prêmio Saci (English: ''Saci Award''), was an award presented annually by

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, to honour the best Brazilian theater and film performers.

History

During the 1950s and 1960s, it was the biggest award in national cinema. His statuette was the

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, a famous figure of

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, suggested by a reader through a competition opened by the

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. The trophy was sculpted by the plastic artist

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Awarded (selection)

Inezita Barroso Ignez Magdalena Aranha de Lima Barroso ( ''née'' Aranha de Lima; March 4, 1925 – March 8, 2015) was a Brazilian sertanejo singer, guitarist, actress, TV presenter, librarian, folklorist and teacher. Biography Inês Madalena Aranha de Lima w ...

(1953 and 1955) *

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(1956) *

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(1957) *

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(1953) for her performance in

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(1954) * Mário Sérgio (1953) *

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References

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