Movies Similar to Dona Violante Miranda

Os Três Cangaceiros(1959)

Samba em Berlim(1943)

É de Chuá!(1958)

The film narrates the adventures of the trickster Juca Moleza in the carnival while he has to deal with the consequences of the scams he applied to people of high society.

Um Candango na Belacap(1961)

During the inauguration of Brasília, Brazil's brand new capital city, singer and ballerina Gilda hides in a working-class night club to escape from an inconvenient millionaire who's trying to date her.

Sonhando com Milhões(1963)

Pistoleiro Bossa Nova(1959)

Two friends are looking for a quiet place where they can rest awhile. Soon they find the town they'd chosen to go is far from quiet. In fact, it's ruled by outlaws. And one of them is mistaken for the "Avenging Gunman", defender of the law.

Eu Sou o Tal(1959)

Winner of a Theater talent contest, in which he was the only one to enroll, Belizário da Silva leaves his hometown, and tries to make it in Rio de Janeiro.

No Mundo da Lua(1958)

For a long time a couple exchanged love letters, he living in the Northeast and she in Rio de Janeiro. One day he goes to the wonderful city together with a colleague, but he soon faces a problem: since he has sent the girl a photo of someone else, he is afraid to approach and reveal who he really is. At the same time, the colleague has a falling out with a girl who defends rock 'n' roll tooth and nail.

Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas(1969)

The adventures of a peaceful and infatuated man, who tries to identify the man who killed his sweetheart, an unconventional young woman who used to receive "guests" at home, calling them her cousins.

Family Football(1939)

Professor Leônidas Jau is an enemy of football, and in conferences and articles he throws all his hatred against the sport. Friendenreich, his son, however, loves the sport. Leonidas then has a falling out with his son, which may be saved.

Entrei de Gaiato(1959)

Januário is a con man who, with the help of his equally con-artist friends, stays at the luxurious Hotel Palácio, posing as a rich cocoa farmer in order to rob and deceive tourists. Ananásia is a widow who also becomes a guest at the same hotel, with almost the same plan: to pretend to be a millionaire in order to marry some wealthy "old man". Januário and Ananásia immediately begin dating. However, their lies about their wealth make them targets of international jewel thieves who were among the guests.

Mulheres à Vista(1959)

Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo(1963)

Metido a Bacana(1957)

Tired of royalty, the prince of Araquelândia switches identities with a popcorn maker look-alike so he can enjoy Rio de Janeiro's carnival alongside his butler. While the real prince falls into revelry, the false prince finds himself in trouble with the foreign country's political problems, including a corrupt ambassador and a terrorist.

Esse Milhão é Meu!(1959)

Barnabé, You Are Mine(1952)

A cleaner accidentely stills a secret formula and get mistaken for the heir prince of an old kingdom.

Minha Sogra é da Polícia(1958)

Treze Cadeiras(1957)

O Petróleo é Nosso(1954)

A lady, owner of a large area of land where it is believed there are several oil wells, is almost fooled by the president of a pseudo petroleum company into giving up her property for nothing, but is saved by his son's noble intervention.

Garotas e Samba(1957)

Three young women sharing a room in a boarding house owned by a very strict matron dream of becoming famous in show busines