Acting
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Born — Died
1941-01-23 — 2014-07-18
Place of birth
Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
Known for
Acting
Credits
19 titles
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.
Known for
7.7A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.
Celebrity
2003
NRIn each episode, Fernanda Torres conducts an interview with an intellectual whom she admires and presents a fiction skit about an intriguing text - those that makes one feel stupid.
Minha Estupidez
2016
NRNo synopsis available yet.
O Compadre de Ogum
1994
7.0Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.
Língua - Vidas em Português
2003
6.0In the 40s, a sergeant is ordered to escort a political prisoner from Paulo Afonso to Aracaju, Brazil. During the trip, there's a change in the Government and he is ordered to release the prisoner. But he decides to go all the way.
Sargento Getúlio
1983
6.3God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil, where He believes there's a very good man for the job. As soon as He comes down to Earth, a young man comes along to help on His quest.
God Is Brazilian
2003
Film credits
2000s · 6 titles
7.0Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.
Língua - Vidas em Português
2003
6.3Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
NRCallado said he had to leave Brazil to get to know Brazil. His six-year trip to England and France during World War II sparked a "hunger for Brazil." As a journalist, he traveled to the "geographic center" of his Brazilian identity. As a writer, he reached the depths of his passion for a more just, less prejudiced, freer, and more democratic country.
A Paixão Segundo Callado
2008
16 members from the Brazilian Academy of Letters share their views on the current situation of the portuguese language.
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007
6.9Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.
Window of the Soul
2001
2.0A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.
Domingos
2009
1990s · 1 titles
1980s · 3 titles
6.0Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.
The Age of the Earth
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo
1981
NRNo synopsis available yet.
No Tempo de Glauber
1987
Series credits
7.7A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.
Celebrity
2003
NRIn each episode, Fernanda Torres conducts an interview with an intellectual whom she admires and presents a fiction skit about an intriguing text - those that makes one feel stupid.
Minha Estupidez
2016
Behind the camera
NRNo synopsis available yet.
O Compadre de Ogum
1994
6.0In the 40s, a sergeant is ordered to escort a political prisoner from Paulo Afonso to Aracaju, Brazil. During the trip, there's a change in the Government and he is ordered to release the prisoner. But he decides to go all the way.
Sargento Getúlio
1983
6.3God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil, where He believes there's a very good man for the job. As soon as He comes down to Earth, a young man comes along to help on His quest.
God Is Brazilian
2003
NRGod comes to Earth intending to turn a mule breeder into a saint.
O Santo que Não Acreditava em Deus
1993
6.7After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.
Tieta of Agreste
1996
Taxi driver Oswaldir (Stepan Nercessian) entertains his passengers with stories from his daily work. In the special, the taxi driver tells several cases to a passenger (Luiz Gustavo), such as the story of the manicurist Ivonete (Rita Guedes), a woman so stunning that she was called to be Miss Irajá and pose for the cover of a magazine. Despite all the praise she received, she didn't have a boyfriend. Until Haroldão (Ernesto Piccolo) appeared. He won her over with a beautiful line, but soon let her down.
Faça Sua História
2007