As Cariocas

As Cariocas

1966 · 98 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy

Divided into three episodes based on stories by Stanislaw Ponte Preta (Sérgio Porto), the film portrays three young people from Rio de Janeiro: a furious lover, a beautiful beachgoer, and a former beauty queen. All live in profound solitude amid the apparent social vibrancy of Copacabana.

Directed by Walter Hugo Khouri · Written by Fernando de Barros

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Norma Bengell Paula Ribeiro de Castro
John Herbert Cid
Lilian Lemmertz
Sérgio Hingst Segundo Amante
Mário Benvenutti Primeiro Amante
José Lewgoy
Zezé Macedo
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Walter Forster Dr. Téofilo "Téo" de Carvalho
Célia Biar Didi Carvalho
Célia Watanabe
Jacqueline Myrna Julia

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