Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Director · 61 credits · 10 in highly-rated films
Best known for Barren Lives (1963)
Frequent collaborators: Carlos Diegues, Glauber Rocha, Zózimo Bulbul, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Best Nelson Pereira dos Santos movies by genre
Directed movies (33 total, ranked by score)
1Barren Lives
1963 · ★ 7.4 (100 votes)
Drama, Western
- 2
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
2001 · ★ 5.4 (5 votes)
Documentary, Music
3El Justicero
1967 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)
Comedy, Romance
4Rio, Northern Zone
1957 · ★ 8.2 (34 votes)
Drama, Music
5Rio, 100 Degrees F°
1955 · ★ 7.1 (41 votes)
Drama
6The Alienist
1970 · ★ 5.3 (8 votes)
Comedy
7A Missa do Galo
1982 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)
Drama, Romance
8Hunger for Love
1968 · ★ 5.2 (9 votes)
Drama
9A Luz do Tom
2013 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)
Documentary
10Memories of Prison
1984 · ★ 6.8 (22 votes)
Drama, History
11Jubiabá
1987 · ★ 5.2 (6 votes)
Drama, Romance
12The Amulet of Ogum
1974 · ★ 6.2 (10 votes)
Fantasy, Crime, Drama
13Insônia
1982
14Red Mandacaru
1961 · ★ 6.7 (5 votes)
Western, Romance, Drama
15How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1971 · ★ 6.1 (45 votes)
Comedy, Adventure, History
16The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)
Documentary, Music
17Golden Mouth
1963 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)
Drama
18Raízes do Brasil
2004 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)
Documentary
19A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964
Documentary
20Fala Brasília
1966
Documentary
21Cinema of Tears
1995 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)
Drama
22The Highway of Life
1980 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Drama, Music
23The Third Bank of the River
1994 · ★ 5.4 (5 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
24Jornalismo e Independência
1972
Documentary
25Who Is Beta?
1972 · ★ 5.4 (8 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction
26Brasília 18%
2006 · ★ 4.8 (8 votes)
Drama
27Tent of Miracles
1977 · ★ 5.2 (10 votes)
Drama
- 28
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007
Documentary
29Um Ladrão
1980
Crime
- 30
Juventude
1949
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.