Central do Brasil
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
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Boca
Duration: 1 h 31 m | 1994
A photo-journalist goes to Brazil to investigate a savage crime boss. She becomes infatuated with the story.
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