1969, comedy, fantasy
110 minutes
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...
Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
Venceslau Pietro Pietra
Jiguê
Ci
Maanape
Sofara
Iriqui
Caipora
Thin woman
Fat woman
Venceslau's wife
Venceslau's maid
Man with duck
Bum
Iara
Narrator
Art direction
Costume design
Makeup artist
Director
Editor
Executive producer
Producer
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