Vanessa Giácomo

Acting

Vanessa Giácomo

Born 1983-03-29 · Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Acting credits

Solidões poster
3.7

Solitudes goes from laugh to drama, from musical to documentary, from romantic comedy to mean satire, keeping loneliness focused in all its aspects at all times, in many stories that are linked to each other.

Solidões

2013

Canta Maria poster
6.0

After her parents were killed by a troupe of soldiers in search of Lampião, an outlaw living in Northeastern Brazil, Maria marries Filipe, a horse whisperer. But his nephew Coriolano soon develops an attraction for Maria, while a jealous Filipe decides to break his marriage and sends Maria away.

Canta Maria

2006

Up Next: Silvio Santos poster
6.9

This biopic follows Silvio Santos in his 1989 presidential race, as a young journalist joins his campaign to uncover his past and what drives him to run.

Up Next: Silvio Santos

2025

No artwork available
NR

Clara is a successful advertising executive from an upper-middle-class background. Everything is going well until a client at her agency demands a project focused on governance practices. During a meeting, she impulsively invents a story about having a fiancé who owns a fully sustainable farm in the interior of São Paulo. To back up her story, she travels to her hometown and meets Léo through a dating app. The two pretend to be on the verge of marriage, and gradually, they get to know each other and fall in love.

Entrelaçados

In Bloom poster
7.2

Explores characters at life-defining moments regarding gender issues like period poverty, child marriage, HIV stigma, family planning, and women's empowerment.

In Bloom

2024

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Maré

2024

MMA - A Fathers Fight poster
5.6

When Max, a former MMA world champion about to retire, discovers he has an 8-year-old autistic son, his life is turned upside down. Now, as he trains for one last opportunity to regain his world champion title, Max must deal with his new family and his father, from whom he has long been estranged.

MMA - A Fathers Fight

2025

O Menino da Porteira poster
6.3

Diogo, a cowboy, meets Rodrigo, a boy who dreams of becoming a cattle herder, when he drives a large herd of cattle to the Ouro Fino farm. They become friends and witness the injustices that occur in the region due to the greed of Major Batista, the owner of the property where they take the cattle.

O Menino da Porteira

2009

Faith in the Impossible poster
7.6

American pastor Renee Murdoch, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, was tragically attacked during a run in September 2012. Hospitalized in a critical condition and with minimal prospects of recovery, she received the full support of her family and her husband Philip, who shared Renee's struggle with the world, hoping to bring together as many people as possible in prayer for her recovery.

Faith in the Impossible

2025

Jean Charles poster
6.4

The tragic true story of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent Brazilian shot dead by British police in 2005 at the height of the London terrorist alerts.

Jean Charles

2009

The Twelve Labours poster
6.6

The story of a young black man, Héracles, who after being released from a juvenile institution, tries to apply for his first honest job as a motorcycle delivery boy. To get the job, he has to perform 12 hard tasks in São Paulo.

The Twelve Labours

2006

A Ilha dos Escravos poster
8.0

After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D. Pedro. In 1834 D. Miguel left for exile. His supporters don't give up on returning him to the throne. Willing to do anything they even try to use the slaves of the colonies. A mysterious emissary is sent to Cape Verde to prepare an uprising. But other reasons were behind his visit to the archipelago ....

A Ilha dos Escravos

2008

In Therapy 2 poster
4.9

Eduarda is a successful orthopedist, married to event producer Marcos for 10 years. Due to the strain on their relationship, they decide to go to couples therapy, but during the sessions they decide to break up. That's when Eduarda meets Leo.

In Therapy 2

2015

Prime Time Soap poster
4.3

In Brazil, in 1978, under the dictatorship, the country lives the euphoria of disco fever and the fantasy life of Dancin' Days, a prime time soap. After a fatal incident, Amanda, a high-class prostitute addicted to TV, and her maid Dora, are forced to flee São Paulo to Rio. While Amanda dreams of visiting the Dancin' Days disco, Dora prepares to confront her secret past. Their destinies will eventually intersect with those of João Paulo, a diplomat who feels like a foreigner in his own country, the revolutionary Vicente and his brother Pedro, and the teenager Caio, raised by his grandparents and relying on the support of his friend Mônica as he struggles to be accepted as a gay man. Both youngsters are crazy about disco fever and fascinated by the soap Dancin' Days.

Prime Time Soap

2012