Writing

Mário de Andrade

Born October 9, 1893 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Died February 25, 1945 · aged 51

Mário Raul de Morais Andrade (October 9, 1893 – February 25, 1945) was a Brazilian poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, and photographer. He wrote one of the first and most influential collections of modern Brazilian poetry, Paulicéia Desvairada (Hallucinated City), published in 1922. He has had considerable influence on modern Brazilian literature, and as a scholar and essayist…

Known For

MacunaimaMacunaima · 1969
Macunaima
6.91969
MovieComedyFantasy
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
PoceirosPoceiros · 2025
Poceiros
2025
Movie
Republic of Evil AntsRepublic of Evil Ants · 2021
Republic of Evil Ants
7.52021
MovieDocumentary
One of the greatest pests on the planet, the evil ants destroy the forest to protect their family. Memories of the covid-19 pandemic, eroded by ignorance and negationism. What's left in this great country of worms and viruses?
Love LessonLove Lesson · 1975
Love Lesson
4.61975
MovieDrama
A German governess is hired to give German and piano lessons to the teenager son of a rich traditional family, in the 20s. But soon they get involved, and she teaches him love lessons instead.
Acaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise CendrarsAcaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise Cendrars · 1972
Acaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise Cendrars
1972
MovieDocumentary
Reconstitution, through photos, films and texts, of the arrival in Brazil of the poet Cendrars, in 1924. Tributes received, visits throughout the country and the desire to make a "100 percent Brazilian film". Testimonials from figures who lived with the intensity of the core of modernist artists: Tarcila do Amaral, Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Andrade and Di Cavalcanti. Scenes from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, São Martinho Farm and the 1924 Revolution. Scenes from the movie LES HEURES CHAUDES DE MONTPARNASSE. Reference to Aleijadinho and Febrônio Indio do Brasil.
Brava GenteBrava Gente · 2000
Brava Gente
8.32000
SeriesComedyDrama
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.

Filmography

Sort