Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil

Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brasil

An irreverent hit that reignited Brazilian cinema in the 1990s.

  • Director

    Carla Camurati

  • With

    Marieta Severo, Marco Nanini, Marcos Palmeira

  • Brazil 1995. 100min

  • Digital 4K

  • Certificate

    15

  • English subtitles

The scandalous life of a Portuguese princess in colonial Brazil becomes a gleeful historical farce. Camurati’s playful satire dismantles national myth through caricature and irreverence. A surprise box-office hit, it sparked the Retomada and reconnected Brazilian cinema with its audience.