Procópio Ferreira

Three segments based on stories in the Brazilian book of the same name.

Old couple are being evicted and turn to their five children for help. Since no one can accommodate the two of them, the children decide to separate the couple. (imdb)

Detective investigates the death of a famous TV and radio star who's found dead near a dam, listening to what people who knew her had to say... But each one says different things about her life, in perfect contradiction. (imdb)

Country couple go to Rio de Janeiro during the Carnival. They don't like the party, but two other couples, their friends, enjoy the festivity. One of the women places a strange bet on their husbands' unfaithfulness. They arrange an invitation for them, to a big party, which they secretly accept, forging false excuses. Meanwhile, they also attend to the party, in masquerade. And are courted by them. (imdb)

Millionaire arrives in Rio de Janeiro to monitor the construction of a retirement home he's sponsoring, but discovers his nephew is deviating the money, applying it in his own nightclub. (imdb)

Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the best Brazilian writers of the time. (imdb)

An American producer arrives in Brazil to meet the Carioca and in search of artists and reasons for a film carnival.

Seeing his farm in ruins, swindler tries to sell it to the first interested person, who happens to be a man who fakes being a millionaire but in fact cannot pay for the estate. (imdb)