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Chico Bento, Óia a Onça!
Representation Score
3.8/10
Limited
1990
Director
Mauricio de Sousa
Runtime
33 minutes
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Chico Bento, Óia a Onça! celebrates Brazilian regional folklore, particularly the rural 'backwoods' experience. This elevates a specific cultural perspective, offering a counter-narrative to urban-centric media. However, the film adheres to traditional social conventions, limiting its multi-layered depth. It focuses on straight-centered romantic clichés and traditional gender roles, which restricts its broader inclusivity.
Category Breakdown
Does Chico Bento, Óia a Onça! have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film centers on the relationship between Chico Bento and Rosinha, focusing on traditional romantic pairings. It does not include any representation of non-cisgender identities or same-sex intimacy.
How does Chico Bento, Óia a Onça! portray gender?
The story primarily follows the male protagonist's adventures, adhering to traditional gender roles. Rosinha, while a central character, also conforms to these roles typical of early 90s animation.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Chico Bento, Óia a Onça!?
The film highlights Brazilian regional identity by emphasizing 'caipira' culture, offering a non-metropolitan perspective that prioritizes rural and folk-based traditions.
How does Chico Bento, Óia a Onça! represent religion and culture?
It explores a localized lifestyle centered around the countryside and oral traditions, de-emphasizing modern, industrialized Western social norms in favor of rural storytelling.
Does Chico Bento, Óia a Onça! include disability representation?
There is no depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the narrative.
Present on Screen
- Celebrates Brazilian regional identity and rural folk culture.
- Offers a non-urban perspective that counters metropolitan biases.
- Highlights oral traditions and localized storytelling styles.
Limited or Absent
- Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
- Adheres to traditional gender roles and male-centric adventure narratives.
- Lacks representation of disabilities or neurodivergent characters.
Official Synopsis
While taking a walk, Chico Bento, a boor living in the backwoods of Brazil, tells his friend Zé Lelé and girlfriend Rosinha some fantastic stories happened to him: he'd been turned into a frog, been attacked by ants and by an animal resembling a jaguar, and some other doubtful cases.
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