
Leonel Brizola
Known for: Acting
Born: January 22, 1922
Died: June 21, 2004
Leonel de Moura Brizola (22 January 1922 – 21 June 2004) was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazilian states. An engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of the Brazilian Labour Party and served as state representative for Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of its capital, Porto Alegre. In 1958 he was elected governor and subsequently played a major…
Known for

Beyond Citizen Kane
1993
Brizola - Tempos de Luta
2007

Brizola, Anotações para uma História
2024

Brizola
2024

O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio
1984

The Day That Lasted 21 Years
2012

Invencíveis

Jango
1984

Darcy, um Brasileiro
2013

Abdias do Nascimento - Memória Negra
2008

Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser
1992

The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes
1997

1964: 40 Years After
2004

Zona Eleitoral
1990

Matheus Schdmit, um caso de amor pelo Brasil
2019

1º de Abril, Brasil
1989
Legacy of Silence: The Remnants of the Military Dictatorship in Porto Alegre
2025

Muda Brasil
1985

1964: Brazil between weapons and books
2019

1961
2025

Fernando Collor: The Maharajah Hunter
2025

Democracia em Preto e Branco
2014

Dossiê Jango
2013

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
2022