Hello, Hello Brazil!
Hello, Hello Brazil! (Portuguese: Allô, Allô, Brasil!) is a 1935 Brazilian musical film directed by Wallace Downey, Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro. It stars Carmen Miranda and Adhemar Gonzaga; the latter also produced the film. The screenplay was written by Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro.[1]
| Hello, Hello Brazil! | |
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![]() Carmen Miranda in Hello, Hello Brazil!  | |
| Directed by | Wallace Downey Alberto Ribeiro João de Barro  | 
| Written by | Alberto Ribeiro João de Barro  | 
| Produced by | Wallace Downey Adhemar Gonzaga  | 
| Cinematography | Edgar Brasil A.P. Castro Luiz de Barros Ramon García Antonio Medeiros Fausto Muniz  | 
| Edited by | A.P. Castro | 
Production company  | |
Release date  | February 4, 1935 | 
| Country | Brazil | 
| Language | Portuguese | 
Production
    
Wallace Downey began his career producing successful musical films for Americans with established artists from Brazilian radio. Carmen Miranda, star of this 1935 film, was one such star. A co-production between Waldown Filmes and Cinédia, Allô, Allô, Brasil! presented a multitude of singers, comedians and radio presenters, such as vocalists Francisco Alves and Mário Reis.
A close tie-in with the radio world manifested in this films storyline. Written by popular composers duo João de Barros and Alberto Ribeiro, it portrayed the adventures of a "radiomaníaco" who falls for a nonexistent radio singer.
The two genres of music synonymous with the carnival, including the samba and the march, had a prominent place in early Brazilian musicals and popular movies.[2]
Cast
    
- Almirante
 - Ary Barroso
 - Aurora Miranda
 - Carmen Miranda
 - Adhemar Gonzaga
 - César Ladeira
 - Virgínia Lane
 - Francisco Alves
 - Mário Reis
 - Ivo Astolphi ... as Bando da Lua
 - Dircinha Batista
 - Simão Boutman
 - Sílvio Caldas
 - Chico Chico
 - Apolo Correia
 - Elisa Coelho de Almeida
 
References
    
- "ALÔ! ALÔ! BRASIL". p. Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
 - "Estudos de cinema, Volumes 2-3". Alex Viany. 2000. ISBN 9788574191584. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
 
External links
    
    
Further reading
    
- Bryan McCann, Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (Durham: Duke University Press, 2004)
 
