Bye Bye Brasil
Original title: Bye Bye Brazil
“Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon”
1980 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Carlos Diegues
Carlos DieguesCast
José Wilker 
Betty Faria Fábio Jr. Zaira Zambelli Príncipe Nabor 
Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Credits
Written by: Carlos Diegues
Plot
A traveling troupe of performers crosses Brazil in a truck, meeting a country that television and modern life are changing.
Sinekatalog’s take
A funny, melancholy picture of a changing nation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,458 votes)
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