João Ubaldo Ribeiro

João Ubaldo Osório Pimentel Ribeiro ComM (Itaparica, January 23, 1941 — Rio de Janeiro, July 18, 2014) was a Brazilian writer and winner of the 2008 Camões Prize. Ubaldo Ribeiro had some works adapted for television and cinema, in addition to being distinguished in other countries, such as Germany. He is the author of novels such as Sargento Getúlio, O Sorriso do Lagarto, A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, which caused controversy and was banned in some establishments, and Viva o Povo Brasileiro, the latter of which was highlighted as a samba-enredo by the samba school Império da Tijuca, during the 1987 Carnival.

Works

Contra o Veneno Peçonhento do Cão Danado

Release Date:2017-11-20

Character:Ele mesmo

Minha Estupidez

In each episode, Fernanda Torres conducts an interview with an intellectual whom she admires and presents a fiction skit about an intriguing text - those that makes one feel stupid.

Release Date:2016-11-14

Episode Count:5

Domingos

A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.

Release Date:2009-01-01

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

Faça Sua História

Release Date:2008-04-06

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Faça Sua História

Taxi driver Oswaldir (Stepan Nercessian) entertains his passengers with stories from his daily work. In the special, the taxi driver tells several cases to a passenger (Luiz Gustavo), such as the story of the manicurist Ivonete (Rita Guedes), a woman so stunning that she was called to be Miss Irajá and pose for the cover of a magazine. Despite all the praise she received, she didn't have a boyfriend. Until Haroldão (Ernesto Piccolo) appeared. He won her over with a beautiful line, but soon let her down.

Release Date:2007-12-27

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Português - A Língua do Brasil

16 members from the Brazilian Academy of Letters share their views on the current situation of the portuguese language.

Release Date:2007-01-02

Celebridade

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.

Release Date:2003-10-13

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:14

Língua - Vidas em Português

Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.

Release Date:2003-10-07

Character:Self

Vote Count:3

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.

Release Date:2003-09-17

Character:Self

Vote Count:8

God Is Brazilian

God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil, where He believes there's a very good man for the job. As soon as He comes down to Earth, a young man comes along to help on His quest.

Release Date:2003-01-31

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:151

Janela da Alma

Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.

Release Date:2001-10-20

Character:Self

Vote Count:20

Brava Gente

Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.

Release Date:2000-12-26

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

Tieta of Agreste

After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.

Release Date:1996-08-30

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:22

Jorge Amado

Release Date:1996-08-04

Character:Self

O Compadre de Ogum

Release Date:1994-12-29

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

O Sorriso do Lagarto

Release Date:1991-06-04

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Episode Count:1

No Tempo de Glauber

Release Date:1987-02-27

Sargento Getúlio

In the 40s, a sergeant is ordered to escort a political prisoner from Paulo Afonso to Aracaju, Brazil. During the trip, there's a change in the Government and he is ordered to release the prisoner. But he decides to go all the way.

Release Date:1983-06-02

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:5

Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo

Release Date:1981-08-23

The Age of the Earth

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.

Release Date:1980-11-17

Character:Self

Vote Count:25