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Folias Cariocas is a film of genre Comedy with Dercy Gonçalves
Folias Cariocas (1948)
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Folias Cariocas is a 1948 Brazilian musical comedy film directed by Manoel Jorge and Hélio Thys. It stars Lauro Borges, Dercy Gonçalves and Silva Filho.
^ "Folias Cariocas" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Culture:Cinemateca brasiliera. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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