Film
Rio, 40 Degrees C.
1955 · 100 min · ★ 7.1 · Dir. Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Banned by Brazil’s Federal Department of Public Safety, Rio, 40 Graus is a landmark film that ushered in the wave of Cinema Novo in Brazil. The film chronicles a day in the life of five peanut vendors from Rio de Janeiro's favelas. This was one of the first Brazilian films to address the issues of race, poverty, and class.
Starring
Jece Valadão
Miro
Glauce Rocha
Rosa
Roberto Batalin
Pedro
Zé Keti
Neguinho
Modesto de Souza
Jackson de Souza
Sadi Cabral
Renato Consorte
Paulo Matozinho
Riva Blanche
Miguel Rosenberg
Paulo Montel
Arnaldo Montel
Al Ghiu
Castro Gonzaga
Martim Francisco