João Acaiabe

Acting

João Acaiabe

Born 1944-05-14 · Espírito Santo do Pinhal, São Paulo, Brazil

Acting credits

Gênesis 22 poster
NR

"And God said, Take thy son, and bring him to the land which I will show thee."

Gênesis 22

1999

Transa Brutal poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Transa Brutal

1984

Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro

2026

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Caçadas de Pedrinho poster
NR

The animals of Capoeirão dos Tucanos are terrified: jaguar hunters have scattered menacing traps throughout the woods. The Sítio gang is furious and decides to put a stop to it once and for all. Together, Pedrinho, Narizinho, Emília, Visconde, and Rabicó hatch a plan to teach the villains a lesson. But—oh no!—they get captured! Now, who will save them?

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Caçadas de Pedrinho

2001

Chronically Unfeasible poster
5.6

Filmed over a five-year period, Chronically Unfeasible dissects Brazilian problems, using six people who meet in a restaurant in São Paulo as models to illustrate political, sociological and economic disparities between Brazil's upper and lower classes.

Chronically Unfeasible

2000

Distraída para a Morte poster
10.0

Three black teenagers walk around town. The two boys laugh at their own racist jokes while the girl watches them in silence.

Distraída para a Morte

2001

The House of Sand poster
6.7

A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.

The House of Sand

2005

Boleiros: Era uma Vez o Futebol... poster
7.2

Tribute to the world of soccer in Brazil. Group of ex-soccer players gather in a bar in São Paulo to remember old stories of their prime.

Boleiros: Era uma Vez o Futebol...

1998

They Don't Wear Black Tie poster
8.3

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.

They Don't Wear Black Tie

1981

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Viagem ao Céu e No Reino das Águas Claras poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Viagem ao Céu e No Reino das Águas Claras

2006

Denying Brazil poster
8.4

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.

Denying Brazil

2000

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme poster
6.5

The beautiful Flor marries Vadinho -- and soon finds out he's spending all their money on gambles and has mistresses all over the city. Vadinho suddenly dies while partying during Carnival, and Flor, left helpless and full of debts, ends up marrying Teodoro, who's the exact opposite of her late husband.

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme

2015

Bloody Gold poster
10.0

The son of a millionaire who owns gold mines in Transopia, Africa, Antoine Leblanc, who lives in a mansion in Rio, one day receives a letter from his father asking him for help against the gold smugglers from Transopia to Brazil.

Bloody Gold

1978

Mário poster
7.1

No synopsis available yet.

Mário

2000

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Memórias de Emília poster
NR

Imagination runs wild when Emília decides to "write" her memoirs. And guess who gets roped into helping her with the task? Poor Visconde de Sabugosa. The naughtiest rag doll around proves she has an incredibly fertile imagination! And while Emília drives the wise Visconde to distraction with her tales, a thousand and one things happen at the Farm.

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Memórias de Emília

2002

Love is All poster
2.2

A family with financial difficulties has a brilliant idea: to make their daughter Lindinha get pregnant of the famous singer Ivan Cláudio to inherit a lot of money and get them out of the choke. They plan the right day that the girl should go out with the star and begin to follow his performance schedule. They just didn't count with one thing: the jealous Jennifer, wife of Ivan, who will not let this story cheap.

Love is All

2011

No artwork available
7.0

A comedy based on a true story about singer Raul Seixas.

Tanta Estrela Por Aí

1993

The Ballerina poster
4.8

Diamante is a gay boxer who stands out for his body control and fast leg movements. At night, he performs as a drag queen at a nightclub. His judgmental coach leaves him out of a boxing competition, but Diamante wants to be a champion.

The Ballerina

2016

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Viagem ao Céu poster
NR

If the Sítio gang’s imagination usually knows no bounds, just imagine what happens when they decide to embark on a "Journey to the Sky"! First, Pedrinho builds a telescope. Then, the boy gathers Narizinho, Emília, Visconde, Conselheiro, and Tia Nastácia. They arrive in a strange, mysterious place, decide they are on the Moon, and—just like that—cause such a ruckus that they wake up Saint George’s dragon! And that’s only the beginning, as the gang goes on to visit other planets, ride comets, and even meet a new companion: an innocent little angel with a broken wing. Meanwhile, a group of astronomers is preparing to announce the first intelligent life forms spotted in space. Guess who they turn out to be!

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: Viagem ao Céu

2001

The Next Victim poster
4.6

A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.

The Next Victim

1983

Bom Dia, Eternidade poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bom Dia, Eternidade

2006

Nasce uma Mulher poster
8.0

On Jo's birthday, her mother, and later, her father, discover that she is not a virgin anymore - she is taking pills. The birthday party turns into a complete mess, since Jo's mother can not hold herself and accuses her daughter in front of all guests of not being a child that everyone thought she still was. Jo rebels and leaves the house, and discovers that her boyfriend listened to everything and did not help her. She decides to leave him, and to start her life again. As a woman, now.

Nasce uma Mulher

1983

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Poço do Visconde poster
NR

Is there anyone more intelligent and studious than Visconde de Sabugosa? Well, he has now taken an interest in geology (the science that studies the origin and formation of our planet). To conduct his research, he climbs into an armadillo burrow, analyzes the soil, and discovers that there might be oil right in the middle of the *Sítio*! Thus begins an incredible journey: traveling through a volcano, our group will make its way to the center of the Earth.

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Poço do Visconde

2002

O Dia de Jerusa poster
7.2

Bixiga, heart of São Paulo. Jerusa, a resident of a house aged by time, on a special day, receives Silvia, an opinion pollster who circulates the neighborhood convincing people to answer questionnaires for a washing powder survey. The moment she meets Silvia, Jerusa provides her with an unusual afternoon full of memories, inviting her to share moments of happiness with an "unknown person".

O Dia de Jerusa

2014