Orfeu

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Orfeu

1999

1h 50m

5.4(36 votes)

Drama

Crime

Music

Romance

Overview

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.

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69 members

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Toni Garrido

Orfeu

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Patrícia França

Eurídice

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Murilo Benício

Lucinho

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Zezé Motta

Conceição

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Milton Gonçalves

Inácio

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Isabel Fillardis

Mira

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Maria Ceiça

Carmen

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Stepan Nercessian

Pacheco

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Sílvio Guindane

Maicol

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Lúcio Andrey

Piaba

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Maurício Gonçalves

Pecé

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Mary Sheila

Be Happy

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Eliezer Motta

Stallone

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Patrícia Costa

Lurdes

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Gustavo Gasparani

Mano

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Castrinho

Oswaldo

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Cássio Gabus Mendes

Pedro

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Léa Garcia

Mãe de Maicol

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Ivan de Albuquerque

He-Man

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Alexandre Hendersen

Ronnie

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Orlando Vieira

Ribamar

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Maria Ribeiro

Joana (Repórter)

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Ed Oliveira

Paraíba

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Serjão Loroza

Coice

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Andréa Marques

Sheila

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Paula Assunção

Deise

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Yuri Krushewsky

Ruço

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Tulianne Cristina

Jéssica

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Luiz Antônio do Nascimento

Toninho

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Diego Reis

Picolé

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Maria Salvadora

Bacantes

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Ilma Santos

Bacantes

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Carla Cristina Cardoso

Bacantes

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Renata Mór

Bacantes

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Aisha Jambo

Bacantes

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Simone Pereira

Ritinha

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Jorge Alexandre

Alex

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Luciano Vidigal

Soldado do bando

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André Simpson

Soldado do bando

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Marcelo Gonçalves

Soldado do bando

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Bruno Marques

Soldado do bando

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Ken Kaneko

Fumanchu

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Ruy Polanah

Velho da Jumelice

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Mauro Viana

Cinegrafista

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Denilson Cunha

Cinegrafista

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Paulo Tiefenthaler

Assistente

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Rafael Salgado

Playboy

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Erpídio Cabral

Índio

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Helinho Correa

Fantasiado na boca

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Mariah Berenguer

Menina no Templo

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Sidney Azevedo

Pastor Evangélico

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Adélia Lazzari

Velha do Edifício

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Itamar Gaspar

Macedo

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Renatinho

Informante

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Maria Luiza Jobim

Menina Felicidade

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Flora Diegues

Amiga da Felicidade

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Nelson Sargento

Roda de Samba

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Noca da Portela

Roda de Samba

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Walter Alfaiate

Roda de Samba

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Guilherme de Brito

Roda de Samba

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Valdir do Cavaquinho

Roda de Samba

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Ary da Mangueira

Roda de Samba

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Josimar Monteiro

Roda de Samba

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Zezinho da Mangueira

Roda de Samba

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Ivonete Belizário

Roda de Samba

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D. Nena

Roda de Samba

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Sound

Caetano Veloso

Cantor

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Joãozinho Trinta

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Jackeline Olivier

Sambista

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