In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Directed by Bruno Barreto
adultery
based on novel or book
romance
interracial romance
sex comedy
1980s
sexual discovery
brazil
paraty, rio de janeiro, brasil
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Cast
Sonia Braga
Gabriela
Marcello Mastroianni
Nacib
Antonio Cantafora
Tonico Bastos
Paulo Goulart
João Fulgêncio
Tania Boscoli
Glória
Nicole Puzzi
Malvina
Flávio Galvão
Mundinho Falcão
Ricardo Petraglia
Prof. Josué
Lutero Luiz
Cel. Manoel das Onças
Jofre Soares
Cel. Ramiro Bastos
Sandro Solviatti
Jagunço chefe
Maurício do Valle
Cel. Amâncio Leal
Crew
Bruno Barreto
Director
Bruno Barreto
Screenplay
Leopoldo Serran
Screenplay
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Original Music Composer
Carlo Di Palma
Director of Photography
Jorge Amado
Novel
Oscar Castro-Neves
Music Arranger
Hélio Eichbauer
Set Designer
Gianni Amico
Editorial Coordinator
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
HeloisaPRO
6.0★ · 12/23/25
Sonia Braga, Tom Jobim e Gal Costa
Lindo
Sonia Braga, Tom Jobim e Gal Costa
Lindo
samira
7.0★ · 02/11/24
a sonia braga talvez seja a mulher mais bonita que ja pisou na terra
a sonia braga talvez seja a mulher mais bonita que ja pisou na terra