As in other countries, the quality of films made in Brazil varies tremendously. Some are like TV novelas, which I absolutely loathe but which millions adore.

"Blame it on Rio" most definitely an American film, with its main highlgihts being one of the American actresses (not Demi Moore, who is in it) being topless a lot, and also lots of beuatiful scenery. There was also nice scenery in the controversial horror film "Turistas," about foreign tourists being abducted for their body parts while touring Brazil. Brazilian politicians were outraged, since the film painted an unrealistic portrait of the country (as though the many slasher films, etc. pain a realitic portrait of the U.S.).

It would help to know what Brazilian films are listed, and also know something about your taste (e.g., many Brailian comediies are rather slipstick) since we could all come up with hundreds of ideas. "Bye, Bye Brazil" about a traveling circus trope is good to me, but maybe not to you. I didn't see "Tropa da Elite," but did see the sequel, which I found more violent and more heavy-handed in its political message than "City of God" (a film my Brazilian wife found very realistic). I did see a good film about a German, escaping from the war, who toured the backwoods of the Norhteastern Braizlian sertao showing films. It had "urdus" in the title. Sorry I can't give more.