"PanoramadoCinemaBrasileiro"isadocumentaryshowingthedevelopmentoftheBraziliancinemafromtheearlyyearsuntilthe60`s.JurandyrPassosNoronhamadearesearch,andshowfootagesofsomeofthebestBrazilianmovies.Fromthesilentperiod,itispresentedtheevolutionofthecamerasandequipment,andfootagesof"ExemploRegenerador"(1919),"Limite"(1931),"GangaBruta"(1933),and"MacacoFeio...MacacoBonito"(!929)amongothers.Fromthespokenperiod,itispresentedaninterviewwithAdemarGonzaga,theraiseandfallofthegreatBrazilianstudios(Cinédia,VeraCruzandAtlântida),andfootagesof"OCangaceiro"(1953);"SinháMoça"(1953);"OHomemdoSputinik"(1959);"OsCafajestes"(1962),withtheimpressivesceneofNormaBengellinthefirstfrontalnudesceneintheBraziliancinema;"NoiteVazia"(1964),"AmeiumBicheiro"(1952),and"AssaltoaoTremPagador"(1962)amongothers.