Rio, 40 Degrees C.

Rio, 40 Degrees C.

100 mins | Drama | Aug. 24, 1955

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.

Rio, 40 Degrees C.

100 mins | Drama | Aug. 24, 1955

Rio, 40 Degrees C.
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Equipe Moacyr Fenelon
Original title Rio, 40 Graus
Directors Arlénio de Araújo, Jece Valadão, Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Writers Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Cast

Jece Valadão

as Miro

Glauce Rocha

as Rosa

Roberto Batalin

as Pedro

Al Ghiu

as