Macunaima

My! Such laziness!

Macunaima — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 3, 1969
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
• Director
• Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Macunaima — Cast

Grande Otelo Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son Paulo José White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother Jardel Filho Venceslau Pietro Pietra Milton Gonçalves Jiguê Dina Sfat Ci Rodolfo Arena Maanape Joana Fomm Sofara Maria do Rosário Iriqui