Jorge Amado

Jorge Amado

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences. He occupied the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1961 until his death in 2001. He won the 1984 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He also was Federal Deputy for São Paulo as a member of the Brazilian Communist Party between 1947 and 1951. Amado was born on Saturday, 10 August 1912, on a farm near the inland city of Itabuna, in the south of the Brazilian state of Bahia. He was the eldest of four sons of João Amado de Faria and D. Eulália Leal. The farm was located in the village of Ferradas, which, though today is a district of Itabuna, was at the time administered by the coastal city of Ilhéus. For this reason he considered himself a citizen of Ilhéus. From his exposure to the large cocoa plantations of the area, Amado knew the misery and the struggles of the people working the land and living in almost enslaved conditions. This was to be a theme present in several of his works (for example, The Violent Land of 1944). As a result of a smallpox epidemic, his family moved to Ilhéus when he was one year old, and he spent his childhood there. He attended high school in Salvador, the capital of the state. By the age of 14 Amado had begun to collaborate with several magazines and took part in literary life, as one of the founders of the Modernist "Rebels' Academy". He was the cousin of Brazilian lawyer, writer, journalist and politician Gilberto Amado, and of Brazilian actress and screenwriter Véra Clouzot. Amado published his first novel, The Country of Carnival, in 1931, at age 18. He married Matilde Garcia Rosa and had a daughter, Lila, in 1933. The same year he published his second novel, Cacau, which increased his popularity. He studied law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law but never became a practising lawyer. His leftist activities made his life difficult under the dictatorial regime of Getúlio Vargas. In 1935 he was arrested for the first time, and two years later his books were publicly burned. His works were banned from Portugal, but in the rest of Europe he gained great popularity with the publication of Jubiabá in France. The book received enthusiastic reviews, including that of Nobel prize Award winner Albert Camus. In the early 1940s, Amado edited a literary supplement for the Nazi-funded political newspaper "Meio-Dia". Being a communist militant, from 1941 to 1942 Amado was compelled to go into exile to Argentina and Uruguay. When he returned to Brazil he separated from Matilde Garcia Rosa. In 1945 he was elected to the National Constituent Assembly, as a representative of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) (he received more votes than any other candidate in the state of São Paulo). He signed a law granting freedom of religious faith. ... Source: Article "Jorge Amado" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Jorge Amado
  • Popularity: 1.608
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1912-08-10
  • Place of Birth: Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
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Jorge Amado Movies

  • 2003
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    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    5.8 2003 HD

    Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

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  • 1993
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    Looking Back at You

    Looking Back at You

    1 1993 HD

    Looks at the work of Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado (b.1944). In his monumental photo-essay, Workers, Salgado’s dominant theme is...

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  • 1974
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    Bahia de Todos os Santos

    Bahia de Todos os Santos

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1979
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    Jorge Amado no Cinema

    Jorge Amado no Cinema

    6 1979 HD

    Jorjamado no Cinema foi feito para um programa de televisão consagrado ao escritor Jorge Amado. Nesse documentário, Jorge Amado...

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  • 1998
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    Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

    Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

    1 1998 HD

    Inspired by the life of the french-born photographer and ethnographer, Pierre Verger, the movie follows his journey between Bahia, Brazil and Benin,...

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  • 1969
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    Bahia, For Example

    Bahia, For Example

    8 1969 HD

    Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts and honors the Bahian culture.

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  • 1995
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    Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire

    Aimé Césaire, Une voix pour l'histoire

    10 1995 HD

    A three-part study that introduces audiences to the celebrated Martinican author Aimé Césaire, who coined the term "négritude"...

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  • 1996
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    Jorge Amado

    Jorge Amado

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1989
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    Jorge Amado

    Jorge Amado

    1 1989 HD

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  • 2022
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    Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

    Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

    1 2022 HD

    Vladimir Carvalho's Cinema of Inequality marked the documentary filmmaker's trajectory over decades of activity. Considered one of the most important...

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  • 2023
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    Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

    Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

    7 2023 HD

    For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more...

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  • 1994
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    Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo

    Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1974
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    Na Casa de Rio Vermelho

    Na Casa de Rio Vermelho

    1 1974 HD

    Brazilan writer Jorge Amado and his everyday life.

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  • 1996
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    Tieta of Agreste

    Tieta of Agreste

    6.7 1996 HD

    After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.

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  • 1982
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    O Homem de Areia

    O Homem de Areia

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1981
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    Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo

    Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo

    1 1981 HD

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  • 2018
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    Dê Lembranças a Todos

    Dê Lembranças a Todos

    7 2018 HD

    Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi composed, sang, wrote, illustrated and thought...

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  • 2024
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    3 Obás de Xangô

    3 Obás de Xangô

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

    Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2002
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    Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

    Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

    1 2002 HD

    Tempo Rei is the first audiovisual record of Gilberto Gil's vast work, celebrating the artist's thirty-year career, celebrated in 1996. Gil recalls...

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  • 2010
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    The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell

    The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell

    6.605 2010 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Miracle of the Birds

    The Miracle of the Birds

    4.5 2012 HD

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  • 1999
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    Fallen Angels' Paradise

    Fallen Angels' Paradise

    5.8 1999 HD

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  • 1976
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    Bahia

    Bahia

    5.3 1976 HD

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  • 1977
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    Tent of Miracles

    Tent of Miracles

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

    Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

    6.8 1976 HD

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  • 1964
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    Seara Vermelha

    Seara Vermelha

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1987
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    Jubiabá

    Jubiabá

    5.2 1987 HD

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  • 1983
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    Gabriela

    Gabriela

    5.8 1983 HD

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  • 1982
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    Kiss Me Goodbye

    Kiss Me Goodbye

    5.8 1982 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Sandpit Generals

    The Sandpit Generals

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 2011
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    Captains of the Sands

    Captains of the Sands

    6.5 2011 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

    The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

    6.7 2014 HD

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  • 1996
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    O Capeta Carybé

    O Capeta Carybé

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Wind Rose

    The Wind Rose

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1999
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    Coralito y sus dos maridos

    Coralito y sus dos maridos

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1996
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    Tieta of Agreste

    Tieta of Agreste

    6.7 1996 HD

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  • 1994
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    O Compadre de Ogum

    O Compadre de Ogum

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1949
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    Vendaval Maravilhoso

    Vendaval Maravilhoso

    1 1949 HD

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  • 2015
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    Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos - O Filme

    Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos - O Filme

    1 2015 HD

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  • 1976
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    Bahia

    Bahia

    5.3 1976 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

    The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

    6.7 2014 HD

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  • 2017
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    Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

    Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

    6 2017 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Sandpit Generals

    The Sandpit Generals

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1998
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    Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands

    Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands

    6.3 1998 HD

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  • 1949
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    Terra Violenta

    Terra Violenta

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1994
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    Zona+

    Zona+

    1 1994 HD

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  • 2023
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    Xuxa, O Documentário

    Xuxa, O Documentário

    7 2023 HD

    Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, about to celebrate her 60th birthday and more than 40 years in the business, looks back at all the important...

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    7.6 1970 HD

    Inspired on Jorge Amado's romance "Tieta do Agreste", the plot is set on the fictional city of Santana do Agreste, at Brazil's northwest, and has as...

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    5.6 1970 HD

    Porto dos Milagres is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 February to 29 September 2001, totaling 203 chapters. It...

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    1 1970 HD

    The Night Shepherds universe is inhabited by prostitutes, priests, rogues, saint's parents and street vendors. For a very Brazilian people who fight...

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    2 1970 HD

    Florípedes, Dona Flor, a cooking teacher, loses her husband Vadinho, an incorrigible trickster, on Carnival Sunday. In deep mourning, tearful,...

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    7.1 1970 HD

    Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality....

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    7 1970 HD

    The story revolves around Flor (Ana Serradilla), a happy and beautiful woman who knows Valentín (Joaquín Ferreira) a "man's disaster",...

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