Lima Barreto | |
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Born |
São Paulo, Brazil | 23 June 1906
Died | 23 November 1982 São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 76)
Occupations | |
Years active | 1940–1982 |
Lima Barreto (23 June 1906 – 23 November 1982) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. [1] He directed six films between 1940 and 1961. His film O Cangaceiro was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, where it was "much liked for its original and truly national flavour." [2]