
Acting
Neuza Amaral
Born — Died
1930-08-01 — 2017-04-19
Place of birth
São José do Barreiro, São Paulo, Brazil
Known for
Acting
Credits
58 titles
Neusa Gouveia da Silva do Amaral, known as Neuza Amaral (São José do Barreiro, August 1, 1930 – Rio de Janeiro, April 19, 2017) was a Brazilian actress and politician, elected councilwoman for Rio de Janeiro.
Known for
7.4Is it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true love, honesty and solidarity? Is it possible, today, when unrelenting consumption is a way of life, to find someone who equates more value to being rather than having? Cobras & Lagartos is an urban tragic comedy, modern and humanist, that deals with two increasingly different worlds: one which values loyalty and solidarity and the other, where the seduction of superfluity and the power of money reign.
Snakes & Lizards
2006
6.5Nanda 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.
Pages of Life
2006
9.3The fight for freedom and against oppression is the central theme of this soap opera that tells the story of the Coragem brothers: João, Jerônimo and Duda, in the city of Coroado.
Irmãos Coragem
1970
8.0Set in the 19th century, the novel tells the story of an impossible romance. Inácio, a young man from a traditional family, falls in love with Esther, the owner of the most famous brothel in the Court.
Força de um Desejo
1999
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Большая засада
1995
9.1Amidst an unresolved crime, Simone protects Cristiano and falls in love with him. However, the couple faces ambition and betrayals that tear them apart. Presumed dead, she returns under a new identity seeking revenge.
Selva de Pedra
1972
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
7.3Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle-class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested for being "subversive".
Go Ahead, Brazil!
1982
4.5Two young women with different social backgrounds have a lesbian relationship. The real problems begin when one of them also gets involved with a man, a journalist.
Cursed Love
1984
1970s · 15 titles
10.0A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his father's deathbed, the young Babatunde promises to go to Brazil and search for traces of their once-enslaved ancestors. Beginning with a Candomblé ritual, his journey takes him ever deeper into this culture and, in a dream-like sequence, affords him a deeper understanding of his ancestors' suffering and powers of resistance. Balogun effortlessly links present with past, real with magical worlds and discourse with trance. The hypnotic atmosphere is also heightened by the music of the Nigerian drummer Remi Kabaka, which plays with repetitive patterns and distortions.
Black Goddess
1978
7.0No synopsis available yet.
...E As Pílulas Falharam
1977
4.8A family leaves a small town in the state of São Paulo to move to Rio de Janeiro when the father gets a job promotion there. In Rio, everyone of them will fall prey to the city's sinful ways.
Amada Amante
1978
7.0Two young men in search of adventure meet Iracema, a bride who's been left waiting at the church. They give her a ride on their jeep, until they find the most strange family: a couple with seven girls and a son. According to popular tradition, a man born after seven girls is bound to become a werewolf.
Who's Afraid of Werewolves?
1975
3.7Alberto Verani is a married farmer and a relentless womanizer. When his wife Marina is away he tries to seduce Condessa Arduini sending her a bouquet signed anonymously. However Marina is the one to find the gift and hides it from Alberto, believing she have a secret admirer. So the husband keeps sending her flowers to test the fidelity while an outsider man discovers the plot and start to takes advantage of it.
O Amante de Minha Mulher
1979
6.4In São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through a social project. After being discouraged by the police, he seeks help from the coach of the Santos Futebol Clube youth team.
Os Trombadinhas
1979
5.7Three segments with stories about the sexual relationships between adolescent boys and the maids who work at their homes.
Como é Boa Nossa Empregada
1973
5.3Norma is a low middle class young woman trying to find a rich husband to have comfortable life. She poses naked for a men magazine expecting to be known in the upper class. She engages the gay Marcelinho, who is imposed by his father to get married to have the right to his inheritance, but when Marcelinho's father dies, he calls their deal off. Meanwhile, Norma meets the opportunist and gigolo Lincoln, who pretends to be a tycoon farmer, and they have a torrid affair. But Lincoln believes she is a rich woman from a wealthy family and he intends to marry her to have money.
A Pantera Nua
1979
4.2Man raised in a brothel tries to earn his living as a pimp, but gets in trouble when his girlfriend cheats on him with an older man.
Memoirs of a Gigolo
1970
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Rua Descalça
1971
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Tem Folga na Direção
1976
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Meus Homens, Meus Amores
1978
6.0Three young men from the beach neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro lead a carefree life, in spite of having no money. After meeting Denise, who presently turns out to be Dênis (a man), they start to learn some tricks and their lives begin to change.
Os Machões
1972
5.0A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region.
Obsessão
1973
10.0In order to become an actress, young woman tries many jobs, but in all those places she finds a man trying to have sex with her.
Café na Cama
1973
Series credits
7.4Is it possible that in a world ruled by appearance, there is room for loyalty, ethics, true love, honesty and solidarity? Is it possible, today, when unrelenting consumption is a way of life, to find someone who equates more value to being rather than having? Cobras & Lagartos is an urban tragic comedy, modern and humanist, that deals with two increasingly different worlds: one which values loyalty and solidarity and the other, where the seduction of superfluity and the power of money reign.
Snakes & Lizards
2006
6.5Nanda 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.
Pages of Life
2006
9.3The fight for freedom and against oppression is the central theme of this soap opera that tells the story of the Coragem brothers: João, Jerônimo and Duda, in the city of Coroado.
Irmãos Coragem
1970
8.0Set in the 19th century, the novel tells the story of an impossible romance. Inácio, a young man from a traditional family, falls in love with Esther, the owner of the most famous brothel in the Court.
Força de um Desejo
1999
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Большая засада
1995
9.1Amidst an unresolved crime, Simone protects Cristiano and falls in love with him. However, the couple faces ambition and betrayals that tear them apart. Presumed dead, she returns under a new identity seeking revenge.
Selva de Pedra
1972
7.8Maria do Carmo becomes wealthy through her father's business dealings and becomes a successful businesswoman, but she retains the habits of her humble past.
Rainha da Sucata
1990
8.1After getting lost on a sea excursion, Jô Penteado and Fábio Coutinho develop mutual feelings during the two months they spend stranded on a deserted island.
A Gata Comeu
1985
10.0No synopsis available yet.
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
7.0After an accident, Marcela arrives in São Paulo and decides to assume a new identity. Torn between love, she plunges into a world that is not her own.
Plumas & Paetês
1980
7.5In 1886, in the small town of Araruna, Little Missy rejects the actions of her father—the slave-owning Colonel Ferreira—alongside Rodolfo, an active abolitionist republican with whom she falls in love.
Little Missy
1986
8.0'Ti-Ti-Ti' presents a humorous plot, set in São Paulo, whose central theme is the professional, familial, and romantic rivalry between André Spina and Ariclenes Martins, or Ari, as he is known to those closest to him. The two were childhood friends and always fought a lot, engaging in tireless disputes over the same girlfriends.
Ti Ti Ti
1985
8.2Seven high school friends reunite after 20 years. Memories of the past and coincidences of the present reveal the secrets and affections that bind the women and their families.
Elas por Elas
1982
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Véu de Noiva
1969
NRMillionaire Roberto Albuquerque runs over Maria Cristina, and the two fall in love. But the young man's mother, Viridiana Albuquerque, disapproves of the relationship because the girl is poor. In the final chapters, already driven mad, Viridiana sets her own dress on fire.
A Grande Mentira
1968
7.0The young and rich Patricia, daughter of Ambassador André Dumont's first marriage, is in love with and reciprocated by Luiz Carlos, a poor boy, son of the family's maid, Isolda. Whoever doesn't like to see her with the maid's son is her stepmother, Renata Dumont, André's wife. Renata is an ambitious woman who hides her humble origins and a secret from the past that unites her with Isolda. Career, she married the diplomat André, from a traditional family, with whom she had a son, Lipe.
Mad Love
1983
9.0The plot takes place in a fictional city called Vale do Café, where two powerful families, the Toledo and Fontes, are locked in an intense dispute for power and land ownership. Conflicts are marked by betrayals, forbidden loves and dark secrets. The soap opera addresses themes such as ambition, revenge, romance and conflicts between families, showing the fire that consumes the land and human relationships.
Fogo Sobre Terra
1974
8.1The plot revolves around a love triangle between Rosemere, Rafaela, and Herbet Alvaray. They are unaware of the same man's presence in their lives and, due to fate, become friends.
Brega & Chique
1987
7.0Marked by the reputation of “son of the devil”, Zeca sees his life change when he falls in love with Maria Rita, Santinha. But the young woman's devotion and expectations about her destiny put the romance to the test.
Paraíso
1982
6.7No synopsis available yet.
O Casarão
1976
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Sétimo Sentido
1982
8.5The story is set in the fictional city of Albuquerque, in the interior of São Paulo, in the early 1960s – a time marked by changing behaviors in much of the world. There, young people enjoy the sounds of rock and twist on the dance floors, follow the fashion of jeans and leather jackets, and show off on Lambrettas and motorcycles through the city streets. In this context, Maria Tereza, a student teacher, dreams of living in the capital and being elected Miss Brazil, but clashes with her boyfriend, João. An idealistic young man who intends to pursue a career in journalism, he is consumed by jealousy of his beloved.
Estúpido Cupido
1976
7.7No synopsis available yet.
Duas Vidas
1976
9.0Set in 1940s São Paulo, the story follows Laura, a modern woman devoted to the arts who is oppressed by her husband, Natércio Prado—a wealthy man with traditional views. Amidst marital turmoil, Laura suffers a severe trauma and is even committed to an asylum by her husband. The couple separates, and the family is torn apart: Laura keeps her youngest daughter, Virgínia, while Natércio retains custody of the other daughters, Otávia and Bruna. Frail and penniless, Laura moves into the Vila Mariana home of her neurologist, Daniel. He is in love with his patient and believes her condition is physical rather than mental. Laura hides the fact that Virgínia is actually Daniel's daughter. The youngest daughter eventually returns to live with her father, where she faces hostility and harshness from the housekeeper, Frau Herta.
Ciranda de Pedra
1981
9.6A widowed conductor rediscovers love when he meets a young woman from the countryside, but doubts about his music make him question his competence and distance himself from the woman he loves.
Bravo!
1975
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Nina
1977
9.0The soap opera critiques the power struggles among rural politicians in the 1920s. Joaquim is shocked when a doctor reveals that his son, Luís Jerônimo, has a lung lesion. To recover his health, the young man leaves Rio de Janeiro for Colonel Boanerges's farm in Vila da Mata, Espírito Santo. There, he meets Zuca, and the two fall in love. Zuca is the colonel's goddaughter and the fiancée of the fearless cowboy Tobias, who refuses to accept the possibility of losing her to the outsider. Zuca and Luís Jerônimo face numerous obstacles in pursuing their love. Their romance is also threatened by the arrival of Pepa in Vila da Mata; having been in love with Luís Jerônimo back when he lived in Rio, she tries by every means possible to drive the couple apart.
Cabocla
1979
7.7The famous psychologist Teca falls in love with the widower Renato, father of one of her patients. The romance awakens the jealousy of Stela, who harbors an unhealthy passion for Renato, her brother-in-law.
Ripped Sin
1978
9.4Romantic and dreamy, Eliana works at a five-star hotel and becomes involved with unrequited love, a bumbling gang, and a complex police story.
Feijão Maravilha
1979
7.7No synopsis available yet.
O Pulo do Gato
1978
7.0The mining town of São João Del Rei became the setting for a romance set amidst discussions about land division.
Voltei pra Você
1983
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Sangue e Areia
1967
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Anastácia, a Mulher sem Destino
1967
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Caso Especial
1971
10.0Eugênio Fontes is a medical student striving for upward social mobility. His impoverished childhood left him with an inferiority complex that hinders him in both his career and his romantic life; consequently, his struggles and dreams are entirely focused on achieving financial security. Deeply conflicted, he feels unable to love his parents, Alzira and Ângelo, to whom he owes his education. While in medical school, Eugênio meets Olívia Miranda, and the two fall in love. However, he ultimately marries Eunice—a beautiful, wealthy young woman and the daughter of the industrialist Cintra. Through his marriage to Eunice, Eugênio secures a good job and gains influential connections, such as a friendship with Felipe Lobo, a respected architect and associate of his father-in-law. Yet, as time goes by, the young doctor begins to question his marriage.
Olhai os Lírios do Campo
1980
10.0No synopsis available yet.
A Sombra de Rebecca
1967
NRAmidst an unresolved crime, Simone protects Cristiano and falls in love with him. However, the couple faces ambition and betrayals that tear them apart. Presumed dead, she returns under a new identity seeking revenge.
Selva de Pedra
1975
No synopsis available yet.
As Solteiras
1964
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Uma Sombra em Minha Vida
1964

