Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Screenplay |
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Director |
Mário de Andrade | Novel |
Anísio Medeiros | Art Direction |
Carlos Alberto Prates Correia | Assistant Director |
Juarez Dagoberto Costa | Sound |
Ronaldo Abreu | Makeup Artist |
Eduardo Escorel | Editor |
Guido Cosulich | Cinematography |
K.M. Eckstein | Executive Producer |