Name: Assalto à Brasileira
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Flávio Migliaccio, Sonia Mamede, Brandão Filho

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Comedy about Zeca (Migliaccio), a man from the slums (favela) desperate for money, who plans a robbery but things don't turn out as expected.

C. Adolpho Chadler Produções Cinematográficas

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