Maria Ribeiro

Maria Ribeiro

Acting

Biography

Maria do Amaral Ribeiro (Rio de Janeiro, November 9, 1975) is a Brazilian actress, writer and film director. She has won several awards in her career, including a Grande Otelo, a Guarani Award, a Prêmio Qualidade Brasil and a Kikito from the Gramado Festival.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Elite Squad movie poster

Elite Squad

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional movie poster

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

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Ouro Negro

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Camila Camargo Mattos

Love Stories Only Last 90 Minutes movie poster

Love Stories Only Last 90 Minutes

In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the idle aspirant writer Zeca has been living with Arts Professor Júlia for five years. He is stuck on page 50 of his novel for a long time and Zeca claims lack of inspiration to conclude the plot. He leads a comfortable life from inheritance left by his mother and administrated by his father Humberto. When Zeca sees Júlia alone with her best friend Carol in his flat, he believes that they are having a love affair and becomes obsessed with Carol, following her. Júlia travels to São Paulo with work giving Zeca the perfect opportunity to have an affair with Carol. So begins his complicated life: while Júlia works and studies for her doctorate, Zeca has sex with Carol during the days and with Júlia during the nights. Zeca plots a scheme to stay with either Carol or Júlia but his plan does not go as he hoped.

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Love Stories Only Last 90 Minutes

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within movie poster

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

The Xango from Baker Street movie poster

The Xango from Baker Street

Rio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to solve the case.

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The Xango from Baker Street

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Tolerância

Julius is a photographer working as a men's magazine photo retoucher. His wife, Marcia, is a criminal lawyer who defends Teodoro, a squatter accused of murder. For years they had a quiet wedlock. However, Marcia gets involved with her client, and as revenge, Julius sleeps with Ana Maria, a friend of their daughter Guida. From this episode on, their lives are no longer the same.

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Não Se Pode Viver Sem Amor movie poster

Não Se Pode Viver Sem Amor

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Não Se Pode Viver Sem Amor

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As Tranças de Maria

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As Tranças de Maria

October movie poster

October

A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Election led to the rise of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro

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Production

Domingos movie poster

Domingos

A look into the life and mind of Brazilian playwright and filmmaker Domingos Oliveira through his daily activities and artistic deeds.

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Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida movie poster

Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida

One of the greatest phenomena of brazilian music of recent times, the band Los Hermanos gains an intimate record and true to its spirit in the documentary by Maria Ribeiro. In 2007, after a decade together and four albums released, the members of the band Los Hermanos announced, at the height of their success, that they would take an indefinite break. After a five-year hiatus, they got together for a tour that spanned 12 brazilian cities. The documentary accompanies the presentations in five of these cities (Recife, Brasília, Salvador, Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro), revealing the daily life of a tour, the backstage of the shows and the always warm participation of the fans.

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Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida

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October

A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Election led to the rise of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro

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October movie poster

October

A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Election led to the rise of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro

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Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida movie poster

Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida

One of the greatest phenomena of brazilian music of recent times, the band Los Hermanos gains an intimate record and true to its spirit in the documentary by Maria Ribeiro. In 2007, after a decade together and four albums released, the members of the band Los Hermanos announced, at the height of their success, that they would take an indefinite break. After a five-year hiatus, they got together for a tour that spanned 12 brazilian cities. The documentary accompanies the presentations in five of these cities (Recife, Brasília, Salvador, Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro), revealing the daily life of a tour, the backstage of the shows and the always warm participation of the fans.

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Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida

Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida movie poster

Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida

One of the greatest phenomena of brazilian music of recent times, the band Los Hermanos gains an intimate record and true to its spirit in the documentary by Maria Ribeiro. In 2007, after a decade together and four albums released, the members of the band Los Hermanos announced, at the height of their success, that they would take an indefinite break. After a five-year hiatus, they got together for a tour that spanned 12 brazilian cities. The documentary accompanies the presentations in five of these cities (Recife, Brasília, Salvador, Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro), revealing the daily life of a tour, the backstage of the shows and the always warm participation of the fans.

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Los Hermanos - Esse é Só o Começo do Fim da Nossa Vida

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Vinte e cinco

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Vinte e cinco movie poster

Vinte e cinco

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October movie poster

October

A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Election led to the rise of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro

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Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta movie poster

Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta

Brazilian pop star Anitta reveals her most intimate world yet in this documentary that explores her dual identity, personal struggles and search for joy.

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Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta

Gallery

Maria Ribeiro portrait

Maria Ribeiro portrait