'' Tenda dos Milagres '' is a 1977 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos , based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Amado . It stars Hugo Carvana , Sonia Dias and Severino Dada . The director satirizes and exposes racism in Brazilian society . The most notable example where this is done is in a flashback scene where Brazilians are shown listening with approving interest to Nazi race theories in the late 1930s . '' Tenda dos Milagres '' was shot in Salvador , Bahia . It won the Best Film Award and Best Score Award , and dos Santos won the Best Director Award and Dias won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 10th Festival de Brasília . It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival . The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
27th Berlin International Film Festival
27th Berlin International Film Festival
Tenda dos Milagres (film)