Bye Bye Brazil

Bye Bye Brazil (1979)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (628 ratings)

Bye Bye Brazil, the gifted director Carlos Diegues' follow-up to his 1978 Xica da Silva, became one of the most popular and fiscally successful imports of late '70s and early '80s South American cinema. Bye Bye is a muted and low-key ensemble drama about a shabby circus crawling from small town to… More

R, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By
Carlos Diegues
Written By
Carlos Diegues, Leopoldo Serran
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 26, 1980 Wide
On DVD
Apr 17, 2007
Embrafilme

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

    Bye Bye Brazil, hellooooo indifferent DVD transfer.

  • Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

    The title suggests closure, yet the film locates a nation very much still in the process of getting to know itself.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Conner R


    This is actually such a bizarre and one of a kind experience that I honestly can't say it's bad. This has some accidentally amazing qualities. The aftershock of American pop culture seeping through the soundtrack is extremely goofy and cheesy, but it totally made me love… More

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