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Lima Barreto
A passionate Brazilian intellectual battles societal corruption and personal turmoil while challenging the nation's political hypocrisy through his groundbreaking satirical novels.
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In short · Wrote for eight decades — 12 credits.
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*Lima Barreto* is a film that examines the life and work of Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto, a notable Brazilian novelist and journalist. As an important figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is most recognized for his novel *Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma*, a pointed and bitter satire of the early years of the First Brazilian Republic. The film highlights his contributions to Brazilian literature and his critical view of the political and social conditions of his era.
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Director
2 credits
Writer
7 credits
Actor
3 credits
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