His best known roles were in "O Pagador de Promessas" (1962), "Black God, White Devil" (1964), "Antonio das Mortes" (1969), "Of Gods and the Undead" (1970), "S. Bernardo" (1972), "The Last Plantation" (1976), "Heart and Guts" (1982), "Four Days in September" (1997), "Central Station" (1998), "Villa-Lobos - Uma Vida de Paixão" (2000), "Behind the Sun" (2001), "Nosso Lar" (2010) and "Os Experientes" (2016).