Tanga - Deu no New York Times? (1987) is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by the well-known comic artist Henfil

Henfil

Henrique de Souza Filho , commonly known as Henfil, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais. He was a contributor to the satirical newspaper “O Pasquim”, which began publication in response to press censorship in Brazil following...

 and written by him and Joffre Rodrigues.

Synopsis

Herr Valkirya von Marienblau (reelected eleven times) governs Tanga, a little island in the Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

, the world's biggest tangaine-exporter. Tanga has an area of 49 km², 18 TV channels, one bookstore (filled by the book Mein Fight, written by von Marienblau) and just one edition of The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

.
The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

 is bought every day by Marienblau's nephew, and the dictator does not make a decision without reading it.
A communist

Communism

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 group wants to take it, and so on, the power.

Cast

• Chico Anysio
  Chico Anysio
  Chico Anysio, born Francisco Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho is a Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer. He is the brother of the late actress Lupe Gigliotti. Anysio is considered one of the greatest and most talented names of Brazilian comedy of all time.- Television :* 1973/80 - Chico...
  
  
• Ricardo Blat
• Zózimo Bulbul
• Rubens Correia
• Haroldo Costa
• Daniel Filho
  Daniel Filho
  Daniel Filho is a Brazilian film producer, director and actor and screenwriter. He starred in the film Os Cafajestes, which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:Actor...
  
  
• Henfil
  Henfil
  Henrique de Souza Filho , commonly known as Henfil, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais. He was a contributor to the satirical newspaper “O Pasquim”, which began publication in response to press censorship in Brazil following...
  
  
• Jaguar
  Jaguar
  The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
  
  
• Ken Kaneko
• Elke Maravilha
• Procópio Mariano
• Flávio Migliaccio
• Hélio Pellegrino
• Cristina Pereira
• Alan Riding
• Joffre Rodrigues
• Fausto Wolff