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21 Brazilian Movies that You Can Watch on Netflix

21 Brazilian Movies that You Can Watch on Netflix

posted on September 21, 2016

21 Brazilian Movies that You Can Watch on Netflix

I’ve recently published a newsletter with 5 Brazilian movies that you can watch on Netflix. This post presents an extended list with 21 movies.

I link each movie to its trailer and its IMDB entry.

I also offer a link to get the movie at Amazon.com, since Netflix availability depends on your location and your subscription plan (and buying DVDs is so cheap nowadays).

Some of the movies are available on YouTube as well.

Make Movies Count when Learning Portuguese

You can certainly learn a few new words just by watching a movie. However just watching is a passive activity. While you will have fun with the movie, your language skills won’t benefit as much from it.

The trick to benefit much more from watching movies is to turn it into an active learning experience. You do so by associating the movie experience with language practice. And it becomes a lot more fun when you add social and cultural commentary to your practice.

The book Cinema for Portuguese Conversation does just that for you! I wrote a review on the book and you can see it here.

Cinema for Portuguese Conversation

21 Brazilian Movies that You Can Watch on Netflix

1. Som ao Redor (Neighbouring Sounds) 

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

2. Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

3. Tropa de Elite 2 (Elite Squad – The Enemy Within)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

4. Cidade de Deus (City of God)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

5. Cidade dos Homens (City of Men)

  • IMBD
  • Find on Amazon.com

6. Tropicália

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

7. Central do Brasil (Central Station)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

8. Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

9. A Esperança Vem do Lixo (Trash)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

10. Serra Pelada (Bald Mountain)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

11. Lixo Extraordinário (Waste Land)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

12. Capitães de Areia (Captains of the Sands)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

13. Histórias que Só Existem Quando Lembradas (Found Memories)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

14. Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com 

15. Deus é Brasileiro (God is Brazilian)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

16. Antes que o Mundo Acabe

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

17. Carandiru

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

18. O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (Four Days in September)

  • IMDB

19. Se Eu Fosse Você (If I Were You)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

20. Praia do Futuro (Futuro Beach)

  • IMDB
  • Find on Amazon.com

21. Raul – O Início, o Fim e o Meio

  • Info
  • Find on Amazon.com

 

Music, books, and movies are rich resources to support our language-learning efforts. That’s one of the reasons I post so often about Brazilian Culture in our social network. I hope it helps to keep you motivated and inspired in your Portuguese-speaking adventure.

Check out my lesson on movie vocabulary and phrases to talk about movies. The lesson has a crossword puzzle so you can practice your movie vocabulary.

Make the most out of watching movies and listening to music by learning with a Street Smart Brazil trained Portuguese language instructor. Book a Trial Lesson with one of our amazing teachers.

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Luciana Lage

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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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  1. AvatarChris Harrison

    June 23, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    Oi,

    Thanks for the list! Where can I find classic Brazilian cinema?

    Muito obrigado,
    Chris

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  2. Avatarlarry carpenter

    September 26, 2018 at 3:18 pm

    I know they get American movies in Brazil, dubbed in Portuguese, why can’t I find them on the internet? I would love to share movies here in Michigan with my wife, who is from Sao Paolo

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  3. AvatarMaxwell Lewis McNaughtan

    June 22, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    My friend says this is a baddddd list

    Reply
    • Luciana LageLuciana Lage

      June 23, 2018 at 4:15 am

      It is an old post. Feel free to suggest new movies on the comments. I will be happy to write a new, updated post.

      Reply

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