Rio Babilonia

Rio Babilonia

1982•1h 55m•5.3/10

DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.3/10(18)

A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. He gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties to confrontations with the police, meetings with drug dealers and movie stars, facing corruption and even murder.

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Production

Cineville Produções Cinematográficas, Embrafilme, Centro de Produção e Comunicação

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Joel Barcellos

Joel Barcellos

Marciano

Christiane Torloni

Christiane Torloni

Vera Moreira

Jardel Filho

Jardel Filho

Liberato

Paulo Villaça

Paulo Villaça

Dante

Denise Dumont

Denise Dumont

Claudia

Pedro Aguinaga

Pedro Aguinaga

Eduardo

Tania Boscoli

Tania Boscoli

Regina

Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga

Bira

Pat Cleveland

Pat Cleveland

Linda Lamar

Paulo César Peréio

Paulo César Peréio

Norma Bengell

Norma Bengell

Solange

Sérgio Mamberti

Sérgio Mamberti

Nildo Parente

Nildo Parente

Maurício do Valle

Maurício do Valle

Renato Pedrosa

Maria Gladys

Maria Gladys

Wilson Grey

Wilson Grey

Guará Rodrigues

Guará Rodrigues

Sandro Solviatti

Sandro Solviatti

Lygia Durand

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