God Is Brazilian () is a 2003 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Carlos Diegues, based on a story by João Ubaldo Ribeiro. In the film, God, portrayed by Antônio Fagundes, decides to take a vacation and heads to northeastern Brazil to find a saint as a replacement. Plot Taoca, a part-time fisherman and small-time con artist, finds a man holding on to a buoy in the middle of the ocean. The man claims he is God, but Taoca doesn't believe him until he performs some miracles. It seems God has decided to take a break and is searching for someone to temporarily take over. With Taoca, God travels the country in hopes of finding a new saint who is fit for the job. Along the way, they meet a woman, Madá, who joins the two in hopes they will take her to São Paulo, where her mother has died. Eventually, the trio comes across a young man who appears to have the right qualifications, except he has no belief in a higher power. Cast Antônio Fagundes as God Wagner Moura as Taoca Paloma Duarte as Madá Hugo Carvana as Quincas Batalha Stepan Nercessian as Baudelé Bruce Gomlevsky as Quinca das Mulas Castrinho as Goró Chico de Assis as Cezão Thiago Farias as Messias Susana Werner as Senhorita Agá Toni Garrido as São Pedro Cordel do Fogo Encantado References External links 2003 films 2003 comedy-drama films 2003 fantasy films 2000s fantasy comedy-drama films 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s road comedy-drama films Brazilian fantasy comedy-drama films Columbia Pictures films Films about God Films directed by Carlos Diegues