# The best films about Carnival

From A Voz do Carnaval and Alô, Alô Carnaval, with Carmen Miranda, to Black Orpheus, When Carnival Comes, Ó Paí, Ó and Trinta: the ten Carnival films Brazil's Instituto de Cinema recommends.

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- Jul 13, 2021 · leitora_salvador
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## Top 10

1. **Tererê Não Resolve (1938)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Luiz de Barros.
2. **Alô, Alô Carnaval (1936)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Adhemar Gonzaga.
3. **Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas (1943)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — José Carlos Burle and Ruy Costa.
4. **Black Orpheus (1959)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Marcel Camus; Palme d'Or and Oscar winner.
5. **When Carnival Comes (1972)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cacá Diegues.
6. **Damas do Samba (2013)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Susanna Lira, documentary.
7. **Trinta (2013)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Paulo Machline, about carnival designer Joãosinho Trinta.
8. **A Voz do Carnaval (1933)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Adhemar Gonzaga and Humberto Mauro; Carmen Miranda's debut.
9. **Orfeu (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cacá Diegues.
10. **Ó Paí, Ó (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Monique Gardenberg.

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