
About the film

Rio, 40 Degrees C.
Release Date: August 24, 1955
Year | : | 1955 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | Drama |
Production Companies | : | Equipe Moacyr Fenelon |
Director | : | Nelson Pereira dos Santos |
Producers | : | Olavo Mendonça |
Writers | : | Nelson Pereira dos Santos |
RunTime | : | 100 mins. |
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.
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