The 40 most popular brazilian romance movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.


Burning Betrayal
2023 · 1h 39m · BR
Babi discovers a betrayal by her long-term partner and decides to embark on a new adventure in life. On this journey, she meets judge Marco and they begin to live a story permeated by a lot of sexual tension.


A Dog's Will
2000 · 1h 42m · BR
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.


Reaching for the Moon
2013 · 1h 58m · BR
In 1951, New York poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit Mary, a college friend. The shy Elizabeth is overwhelmed by Brazilian sensuality. She is the antithesis to Mary’s dashing partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Mary is jealous, but unconventional Lota is determined to have both women at all costs. This eternal triangle plays out against the backdrop of the military coup of 1964. Bishop’s moving poems are at the core of a film which lushly illustrates a crucial phase in the life of this influential Pulitzer prize-winning poet.


Here the Whole Time
2026 · 1h 41m · BR
An insecure teenager's vacation plans are ruined by an unexpected visitor: his neighbor and school crush who will spend two weeks sleeping at his house. The days that promised peace, tranquility and epic series marathons end up bringing a whirlwind of feelings and unresolved issues.


Sleeping Princess
2024 · BR
A sheltered teenager discovers she's actually a princess from another country — and she could be in grave danger. Based on Paula Pimenta's novel.


Baby
2025 · 1h 47m · BR
After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving. Gradually, their relationship turns into a conflicting passion, oscillating between exploitation and protection, jealousy and complicity.


Innocence
1983 · 1h 58m · BR
In the 19th century, a country girl is seduced by a young doctor who's staying at her house for a few days, caring for her, and tries to hide the forbidden romance from her father, who disapproves of the relationship.


Gabriela
1983 · 1h 39m · BR
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.


Blue Desert
2013 · 1h 34m · BR
A man who is tormented by his intuitions and by dreams goes away to find answers to his discomfort. Revelations are made to him along his path, until he meets his soul mate and is prepared to the Blue Desert.


Absolutely Right
1957 · 1h 35m · BR
A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.


To the Left of the Father
2001 · 2h 51m · BR
In 1940s São Paulo, Pedro’s tasked to retrieve his estranged brother André. André’s departure stems from a domineering father, an overly affectionate mother, and Pedro’s jealousy over the father’s favoritism. Further complicating matters is André’s unconventional relationship with their sister, Ana.


Minha Namorada
1970 · 1h 26m · BR
Middle-class teenage girl has a serious boyfriend that her parents approve of. Suddenly, she meets another boy with whom she is shown to have a greater identification.


Xuxa Popstar
2000 · 1h 26m · BR
Nick, a famous fashion model, decides to retire and goes back to her home country Brazil, after a briliant international career. She becomes the head executive of Popstar, the modeling agency where she started her career, and has to deal with intrigues, fashion faux pas and a budding online romance with Sunshine, a mysterious online friend.


From Beginning to End
2009 · 1h 36m · BR
Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.


Rosario Tijeras
2005 · 2h 6m · BR
Rosario Tijeras has been abused by men all her life, initially by her stepfather. Years later, she works as a paid assassin, seducing men and killing them when they least expect it. She meets Emilio, a wealthy womanizer, and his best friend, Antonio, at a nightclub, and starts an affair with Emilio despite Antonio's growing feelings for her. But circumstances bring her closer to Antonio, until her past catches up with her in a devastating way.


Viva Voz
2003 · 1h 27m · BR
No overview available


Rio, Spring & Love
1966 · 1h 55m · BR
A succession of modern songs, from Iê-iê-iê to Bossa Nova, mix with the record of the tastes and customs of the youth of the time.


Querida Suzana
1947 · BR
Romantic comedy...


Beyond the Universe
2022 · 2h 6m · BR
While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her doctor — and the courage to fulfill her musical dreams.


Um Show de Verão
2004 · 1h 37m · BR
Andréa, a poor telemarketing salesgirl, dreams of being a singer. Her rich boyfriend Fred hires a musical producer, Marcelo, to turn her into a star. But she and Marcelo end up falling in love.


The Past
2007 · 1h 54m · AR
After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, Sofía stays stuck in the past and constantly harasses him. She reappears again and again on Rímini's horizon to reconquer him, torture him or redeem him.


The Way He Looks
2014 · 1h 36m · BR
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.


Tabu
2012 · 2h · BR
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.


Love.com
2017 · 1h 32m · BR
Katrina is a famous fashion blogger who sets trends in the Brazilian market through her popular online videos. Fernando, on the other hand, is a vlogger with a video game channel that isn't very famous yet, but is already achieving some success. When the two meet in a complicated situation, they end up falling in love and their romance gains prominence online.


Bela Donna
1998 · 1h 51m · BR
American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in love with a rude but charming fisherman. The forbidden romance may destroy her marriage and upset the morals of the small village where they live.


O Encontro
2002 · 13m · BR
No overview available


Orphans of Eldorado
2015 · 1h 36m · BR
A man returns to his hometown and resumes a dangerous old affair...


Airplane Mode
2020 · 1h 36m · BR
When Ana, an influencer, crashes her car while talking on the phone, she's shipped to her grumpy grandfather's farm -- and forced into a digital detox.


Amores Pandêmicos
2023 · 46m · BR
The film “Amores Pandêmicos” portrays the story of three couples who experience different phases of love during quarantine. As the pandemic continues, the characters are forced to seek new ways to create, love and maintain healthy mental health, which is somewhat impossible.


Turbulência
2016 · 1h 36m · BR
No overview available


Fuscão Preto
1983 · 1h 38m · BR
Rui is determined to persuade Lucena to replace his horse-breeding operation with sugarcane cultivation and to jointly set up an ethanol plant. To this end, he forces a marriage between his son, Marcelo, and Lucena’s daughter, Diana. The "Black Beetle" intervenes in this plot. Lima, who, like Marcelo, seeks a way to defeat his rival, the car, pursues his goal by doing what he knows best: taming Cleide, the "other woman" in Marcelo's life. The Black Beetle acts as the connecting link, creating an atmosphere of fear and curiosity for both parties and driving the story toward an unexpected conclusion.
Convergências
Convergências
2007 · 15m · BR
To escape the routine of marriage, an upper-middle-class couple creates a ritual involving a ring and the purchase of sexual favors.


Possible Loves
2001 · 1h 38m · BR
Fifteen year ago, Carlos went to the cinema to meet Júlia, his university colleague with whom he was in love. She never showed up. Carlos was left waiting in the lobby alone. While he waits, something happens which will change his life. A scene, an encounter, an unfinished sentence... Something insignificant, but which will determine the character's life. Fifteen years later, we follow three completely different versions of Carlos's life. In one, he is a man divided between the stability of a secure life in a lukewarm marriage, and the growing desire to live a great love affair. In the second, he is homosexual and places passion above all else. In the third possible life, Carlos is a man who hasn't yet discovered love, and lives through successive disastrous relationships in search of the perfect woman. One of them is his real life. Another is not his life. And a third is the life he'd like to lead. Which is his true life ?


Rio, I Love You
2014 · 1h 50m · BR
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.


Black Orpheus
1959 · 1h 40m · BR
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.


Luciola
1916
No overview available


Just Short of Perfect
2021 · 1h 34m · BR
A divorced lawyer falls for a charismatic cardiologist. But when their difference in size leads to family friction, is she ready to listen to her heart?


Apaixonada
2024 · 1h 35m · BR
Based on the book by Cris Souza Fontes, Apaixonada tells the story of a woman who realizes how monotonous her life is. She finds herself desperate and facing an identity crisis. From then on, she is forced to begin an exciting journey of self-discovery that takes her close to all the passions that life has to offer.


Rock Estrela
1986 · 1h 35m · BR
Classical music student arrives from Buenos Aires to live with his rocker cousin in Rio De Janeiro. Between parties full of rock and roll, he has to decide between his childhood girlfriend, now a respectful businesswoman, and the volleyball player Vera.


Night Stage
2026 · 1h 59m · BR
An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.
Brazilian cinema's Cinema Novo movement of the 1960s tied filmmaking directly to social critique, a thread that runs through to the urban dramas that broke internationally in the 2000s.
Romance is the genre most shaped by its era's ideas about intimacy, which makes watching across decades a genuine education. It spans the screwball comedies, the sweeping melodramas, and the modern indie two-hander.