Carminha Brandão was born on July 21, 1921 in Raul Soares, Minas Gerais, Brazil as Maria do Carmo Brandão. She was an actress, known for O Julgamento (1976), O Profeta (1977) and A Viagem (1975). She was married to Francisco Cuoco and Hilquias de Oliveira. She died on February 22, 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.