Roberta Rodrigues

Acting

Roberta Rodrigues

Born October 20, 1982 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 43)

Roberta de Souza Rodrigues (Rio de Janeiro, October 20, 1982) is a Brazilian actress and singer. She began her career in the 2000s in theater works of the group Nós do Morro until she became known worldwide for playing the character Berenice, in the film City of God.

Known For

City of GodCity of God · 2002
City of God
8.42002
MovieDramaCrime
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Rio, I Love YouRio, I Love You · 2014
Rio, I Love You
4.82014
MovieRomanceDrama
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.
White HouseWhite House · 2025
White House
6.52025
MovieDramaComedy
Dé, Adrianim and Martins are three black teenagers from Chatuba, Rio de Janeiro. When Dé receives the news that Almerinda, his grandmother, is in the terminal phase of Alzheimer's disease, he decides to enjoy the last days of her life together with his two best friends.
Stereo Hearts 2Stereo Hearts 2 · 2011
Stereo Hearts 2
1.52011
MovieComedyRomance
Two teenagers from different social classes fall in love after meeting in a conflict at a party and will have to face challenges to be together.
DesejoDesejo · 2005
Desejo
7.52005
MovieDrama
A journey into the psyche of Atanásio, a doorman in Copacabana, confused while attempting to understand his desires and aspirations.
EnsaioEnsaio · 2006
Ensaio
7.52006
MovieRomanceDrama
All Marina wants is to hear Bruno, her 9-year-old son, tell her he loves her. All he wants is to be able to tell her that.
Meu Nome É MaalumMeu Nome É Maalum · 2021
Meu Nome É Maalum
10.02021
MovieAnimation
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves5x Favela, Now by Ourselves · 2010
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
5.22010
MovieComedyCrime
The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.

Movies

City of GodCity of God · 2002
City of God
8.42002
MovieDramaCrime
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Rio, I Love YouRio, I Love You · 2014
Rio, I Love You
4.82014
MovieRomanceDrama
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.
White HouseWhite House · 2025
White House
6.52025
MovieDramaComedy
Dé, Adrianim and Martins are three black teenagers from Chatuba, Rio de Janeiro. When Dé receives the news that Almerinda, his grandmother, is in the terminal phase of Alzheimer's disease, he decides to enjoy the last days of her life together with his two best friends.
Stereo Hearts 2Stereo Hearts 2 · 2011
Stereo Hearts 2
1.52011
MovieComedyRomance
Two teenagers from different social classes fall in love after meeting in a conflict at a party and will have to face challenges to be together.
DesejoDesejo · 2005
Desejo
7.52005
MovieDrama
A journey into the psyche of Atanásio, a doorman in Copacabana, confused while attempting to understand his desires and aspirations.
EnsaioEnsaio · 2006
Ensaio
7.52006
MovieRomanceDrama
All Marina wants is to hear Bruno, her 9-year-old son, tell her he loves her. All he wants is to be able to tell her that.
Meu Nome É MaalumMeu Nome É Maalum · 2021
Meu Nome É Maalum
10.02021
MovieAnimation
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves5x Favela, Now by Ourselves · 2010
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
5.22010
MovieComedyCrime
The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.
City of God: 10 Years LaterCity of God: 10 Years Later · 2013
City of God: 10 Years Later
6.82013
MovieDocumentary
City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This documentary shows what City of God’s worldwide success meant to their lives. Were the actors prepared for the film’s success? Did the social background of some of them prove stronger than the opportunity that came their way?
Tô de Graça: O FilmeTô de Graça: O Filme · 2024
Tô de Graça: O Filme
5.22024
MovieComedy
Graça receives an unexpected financial settlement and decides to take part of her large family on a trip to Araruama. The journey quickly descends into chaos as the group faces a series of misadventures: travel mishaps, unexpected encounters, and escalating comedic situations. Along the way, Graça confronts past relationships and family conflicts, leading to humorous and unpredictable outcomes. The story follows the family’s attempts to navigate these challenges, blending farce, misunderstandings, and coincidences, ultimately highlighting the chaos and unpredictability of a large family vacation.
Dois + DoisDois + Dois · 2021
Dois + Dois
5.22021
MovieComedy
Diogo and Emília have been together for 16 years. They have a teenage daughter and undergo a tedious phase. However, everything turns upside down when they find out their best friends, Ricardo and Bettina, have an open marriage. More than that: they are swingers, are super cool about this choice, and try to convince the other couple that it is possible to be quite happy with this liberal lifestyle. This news comes like a bolt from the blue. After reacting badly to the idea, Emília gets excited and convinces Diogo to, at least, go to a party with Ricardo and Betina's "gang". And that is when a series of events that will shake the couple's boring little life starts. Will they set their jealousy aside and become supporters of this practice?
Cedo DemaisCedo Demais · 2024
Cedo Demais
2024
MovieComedyRomance
When two friends fall in love with the same girl, the situation can be complicated. Especially if that girl is Dora, recently widowed, and if the friends are André and Lucas, childhood friends of Narciso, her late husband. Too soon for Dora to open up to a new love, the two friends begin a fun dispute for a chance at the widow's heart and in the midst of their grief they discover that Narcissus was perhaps not the great friend they thought.
Now BoardingNow Boarding · 2009
Now Boarding
6.02009
MovieComedy
Wagner is a 22-year old Brazilian guy, who dreams about leaving the country for a better life, until he meets Justina, an experienced woman who turns his life upside down. Together they will discover that life has a lot more to offer.
Four for NoneFour for None · 2005
Four for None
5.82005
MovieDramaFamily
Four people with different values and standards meet in the urban chaos of Copacabana. Rita and Waldick come from the country, and befriend two Rio de Janeiro native guys, upon arrival: the playboy and surfer Paulo Roberto and a pimp called Tim.
Let's Make a ToastLet's Make a Toast · 2011
Let's Make a Toast
2011
MovieDrama
On New Year's Eve, six friends reunite to celebrate the new year. As the night progresses, the revelry soon gives in to long-seated conflicts as well as joys and hopes for a better future.
Mulheres do BrasilMulheres do Brasil · 2006
Mulheres do Brasil
6.52006
Movie
O Corpo é Nosso!O Corpo é Nosso! · 2019
O Corpo é Nosso!
7.32019
MovieDocumentary
It is a documentary about the trajectory of the liberation of the Brazilian woman's body and exposes the differences of this trajectory to white and black women. The film presents interviews, archive images that illustrate some of the factors that contributed to this liberation in Brazil - such as music, dance, fashion and the contraceptive pill - and proposes a discussion about feminism through the deconstruction of the masculine. The film incorporates fictional scenes where men do not realize their macho and racist behavior and full of class prejudices, rooted and accepted by society.
DesenrolaDesenrola · 2011
Desenrola
7.22011
MovieRomanceComedy
Priscila thinks she is too uptight. When her mother goes on a trip she decides to use her temporary freedom to deal with her uptightness.
Nise: The Heart of MadnessNise: The Heart of Madness · 2016
Nise: The Heart of Madness
8.12016
MovieDrama
After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love.
Apaixonados: O FilmeApaixonados: O Filme · 2016
Apaixonados: O Filme
7.62016
MovieComedyRomance
Three couples meet in the middle of Carnival, trying to get together in the midst of various conflicts that have the biggest party in Brazil as a scenario - and often as a cause.
L.O.C.A. – Liga das Obsessivas Compulsivas por AmorL.O.C.A. – Liga das Obsessivas Compulsivas por Amor · 2021
L.O.C.A. – Liga das Obsessivas Compulsivas por Amor
7.82021
MovieComedy
Manuela is journalist in her thirties who faces love and professional crises. In an unexpected incident, she gets to know Elena, who takes her to a support group for women who love too much or are excessively jealous: the League of those who are Obsessive-Compulsive for Affection (L.O.C.A., Brazilian slang for "crazy"). The therapist seems to be an extremely mature and structured psychologist. Manuela sees this group as a chance to write an incredible article about the current female roles and wishes.
Noel: The Samba PoetNoel: The Samba Poet · 2007
Noel: The Samba Poet
7.12007
MovieDramaMusic
The biopic of Noel Rosa, one of Brazil's best poets and composers.
Nas Ondas da FéNas Ondas da Fé · 2023
Nas Ondas da Fé
6.02023
MovieComedy
Hickson lived off the books, running from one place to another to make a living. His only great achievement in life had been to win over his wife Jéssika, an evangelical hairdresser and his girlfriend since childhood. The two lead a life without great prospects in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro until Hickson gets a job at an evangelical radio station. With luck, talent and the help of Jessica, he soon becomes a pastor and has a meteoric rise in the church. But with fame and money comes envy. What now Hickson?
A Festa de LéoA Festa de Léo · 2024
A Festa de Léo
6.32024
MovieDrama
The film is set in Morro do Vidigal, one of the most famous favelas in Rio de Janeiro. Rita needs to give her son Léo a party that means a lot to her. But on the day of the party, she discovers that all the money for the event, which she had been saving for months, was stolen by Dudu. From this disappointment, Rita, who works at the beach, needs to race against time to make Léo's party possible and save Dudu's life. To do this, she will need the help of her friends.

TV Shows

The Three SistersThe Three Sisters · 2008
The Three Sisters
5.82008
SeriesDrama
In the coastal city of Caramirim, the three surfing sisters from the Jequitibá family fight for environmental protection in the region. But Violeta wants to build a hotel complex on the site.
Tropical ParadiseTropical Paradise · 2007
Tropical Paradise
8.22007
SeriesDrama
The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who founds, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides on having an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.
Pages of LifePages of Life · 2006
Pages of Life
6.82006
SeriesDrama
Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.
Que História é Essa, Porchat?Que História é Essa, Porchat? · 2019
Que História é Essa, Porchat?
7.42019
Series
Mulheres ApaixonadasMulheres Apaixonadas · 2003
Mulheres Apaixonadas
6.32003
SeriesFamily
The series surrounds the damaged relationship between a saxophonist and a woman who falls in love for a former boyfriend, whom she had left to marry him.
Rules of the GameRules of the Game · 2015
Rules of the Game
5.32015
SeriesDrama
Discussing the limits between good and bad, the plot is set in Rio de Janeiro and tells the story of Romero Rômulo (Alexandre Nero), an ex-politician that has a life less obvious then it seems.
Irrational HeartIrrational Heart · 2011
Irrational Heart
5.52011
SeriesDrama
Leo's envy of his brother Pedro will cause much pain and suffering, beginning with the death of Luciana, Pedro's fiancée.
In the Emperor's TimesIn the Emperor's Times · 2021
In the Emperor's Times
7.52021
SeriesDrama
In 1856, the emperor Dom Pedro II lived a marriage of appearances with Teresa Cristina, with whom he was forced to marry at a young age by his parents' political alliance, having two daughters with her: Isabel and Leopoldina. He truly loves Countess Luisa, a cultured and time-ahead woman who fights for the abolitionist cause and women's rights, married to Eugenio, the emperor Napoleon's cousin. At the same time there are sisters Pilar and Dolores: the first went to a convent after her mother's death in childhood, growing up among books and dreaming of studying medicine - inspired by the story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first doctor in the world -, while the second stayed at home to take care of her father, Colonel Eudoro, growing up repressed, illiterate and without vanity.
Once in a Blue MoonOnce in a Blue Moon · 2005
Once in a Blue Moon
5.72005
SeriesComedy
With lightness and humor, the soap opera tells the story of Heloísa, a kind and hardworking woman whose life is transformed when she becomes involved with her boss's family and business partners.
City of God: The Fight Rages OnCity of God: The Fight Rages On · 2024
City of God: The Fight Rages On
7.62024
SeriesDramaCrime
Twenty years after City of God, Buscapé recounts how conflicts between police, traffickers, and militias impacted the community.
As CanalhasAs Canalhas · 2013
As Canalhas
7.52013
SeriesComedy
Brave WomanBrave Woman · 2012
Brave Woman
7.22012
SeriesDrama
A moving tale of courage and resilience in the struggle for freedom – this is the role that life has cast for headstrong Morena in Brave Woman. Raised in a poor neighborhood in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, this tough and humble woman will spare no effort to protect her family and gain her independence.
City of MenCity of Men · 2002
City of Men
7.12002
SeriesDrama
The series is based on the award-winning Brazilian film City of God, which itself was nominated for Oscars in four categories, including Best Director for Fernando Meireles. Based on the story of two friends, Laranjinha and Acerola, who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum, 'City of Men' brings into sharp relief the condition of children and adolescents in these areas, realistically yet with a dose of humor.
A DivisãoA Divisão · 2019
A Divisão
8.22019
SeriesCrime
5x Comédia5x Comédia · 2021
5x Comédia
5.92021
SeriesComedy
Tô de GraçaTô de Graça · 2017
Tô de Graça
7.42017
SeriesComedy
Na nova série de comédia Tô de Graça, Rodrigo Sant'Anna interpreta Graça, uma catadora de latas e pedinte, que sustenta seus muitos filhos e o marido desempregado. Assista agora!
The BraziliansThe Brazilians · 2012
The Brazilians
8.32012
SeriesComedyFamily
After the breakthrough success of 'The Cariocas', the spin-off 'The Brazilians - The Women' embraces all the diversity of Brazil and its women. Powerful, fragile, funny, protective, beautiful, talented, insightful, and especially unique; they all have a certain charm. No matter what their birthplace, age, lifestyle or preference, these remarkable women have one thing in common: they are Brazilian. Brilliantly witty and entertaining, every independent episode provides an exclusive look at the life experiences of the women who inspire everyone.
Tecendo o SaberTecendo o Saber · 2005
Tecendo o Saber
8.02005
SeriesDocumentary
The CariocasThe Cariocas · 2010
The Cariocas
7.82010
SeriesComedy
"The Cariocas", a series in ten stand-alone episodes, tells the story of ten modern-day women against the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro and its stunning urban landscapes. Our protagonists are uninhibited, adulterous, vindictive, suicidal, envious, brides, betrayed, deluded. Women with distinct beauty and quaint peculiarities, each one has a particular way of life.
DiverticsDivertics · 2013
Divertics
2013
SeriesComedy
Dani-seDani-se · 2021
Dani-se
8.02021
SeriesComedy
Second ChanceSecond Chance · 2018
Second Chance
5.02018
SeriesDrama
Luzia is a hard working mother whose life is turned upside down when she falls in love with Beto Falcão, a declining singer who regains his fame after taken for dead. But this romance jeopardizes the ambitious plans of Beto's ex-girlfriend and a devious bawd who will do anything to put an end to the musician's infatuation. In order to save her life, Luiza leaves her little children behind, flees the country and becomes DJ Ariella. Years later she comes back to fight fiercely for a second chance at reuniting her family, unaware she will soon meet again the love of her past and her tormentors.