João Ubaldo Ribeiro
João Ubaldo Osório Pimentel Ribeiro ComM (Itaparica, January 23, 1941 — Rio de Janeiro, July 18, 2014) was a Brazilian writer and winner of the 2008 Camões Prize. Ubaldo Ribeiro had some works adapted for television and cinema, in addition to being distinguished in other countries, such as Germany. He is the author of novels such as Sargento Getúlio, O Sorriso do Lagarto, A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, which caused controversy and was banned in some establishments, and Viva o Povo Brasileiro, the latter of which was highlighted as a samba-enredo by the samba school Império da Tijuca, during the 1987 Carnival.

Janela da Alma
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Movie pageThe Age of the Earth
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Movie pageGlauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as SelfDocumentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the...
Movie pageDomingos
as SelfA look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through...
Movie pageLíngua - Vidas em Português
as SelfDocumentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.
Movie pageCelebridade
as SelfA successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and...
TV Show pageMinha Estupidez
as uncreditedIn each episode, Fernanda Torres conducts an interview with an intellectual whom she admires and...
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