4 Films & TV Shows Set In Brazil During The 16th Century

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  Jungle Cruise

  England 🇧🇷 Brazil The 1910s The 16th Century

  Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

  Released in 2021 • 127 minutes
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  Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury

  🇧🇷 Brazil The 1970s The 1980s The 1960s The 1820s The 2090s The 16th Century

  The film narrates the love between Janaína and a native warrior who, when dying, takes the form of a bird. For six centuries, the story of the couple survives through four stages in the history of Brazil: 1500, when the country was discovered by the Portuguese explorers, 1800, in events during slavery; 1970, during the high point of the military dictatorship, and 2096, when there will be a war over water.

  Released in 2013 • 74 minutes
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  Desmundo

  🇧🇷 Brazil The 16th Century

  The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.

  Released in 2002 • 101 minutes
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  How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

  🇧🇷 Brazil The 16th Century

  The beginning of the exploitation of Brazil — Brazil, 1594. The Tupinambás natives are friends of the French and their enemies are the Tupiniquins, friends of the Portuguese. A Frenchman is captured by the Tupinambás, and in spite of his trial to convince them that he is French, they believe he is Portuguese. The Frenchman becomes their slave, and maritally lives with Seboipepe.

  Released in 1971 • 84 minutes