- The First Brazilian Film made for Children - Based on the work of Monteiro Lobato, one of the best Brazilian writers ever - The story of the Brazilian folk character "Saci" - Screened at the Venice Film Festival in 1954 This classic was the irst Brazilian ilm made for children. Based on the books written by Monteiro Lobato - one of the most important writers from the country, the ilm tells the story of a very famous character from Brazilian folklore - The Saci. He is a very charming black boy with a certain kind of magic power, who becomes friend of Pedrinho (little Peter) and Narizinho (little Nose) on the farm of their grandmother.