God Is Brazilian

God Is Brazilian (Deus É Brasileiro) is a 2003 Brazilian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Carlos Diegues, based on the short story O Santo que Não Acreditava em Deus by João Ubaldo Ribeiro. In the film, God, portrayed by Antônio Fagundes, decides to take a vacation and heads to Northeastern Brazil to find a saint as a replacement. Filming took place over the course of 64 days in the Brazilian states of Tocantins, Alagoas, Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro.

Plot
Taoca, a part-time fisherman and small-time con artist, finds a man holding on to a buoy in the middle of the ocean. The man claims he is God, but Taoca doesn't believe him until he performs some miracles.

It seems God has decided to take a break and is searching for someone to temporarily take over. With Taoca, God travels the country in hopes of finding a new saint who is fit for the job. Along the way, they meet a woman, Madá, who joins the two in hopes they will take her to São Paulo, where her mother has died.

Eventually, the trio comes across a young man who appears to have the right qualifications, except he has no belief in a higher power.

Cast

 * Antônio Fagundes as God
 * Wagner Moura as Taoca
 * Paloma Duarte as Madá
 * Hugo Carvana as Quincas Batalha
 * Stepan Nercessian as Baudelé
 * Bruce Gomlevsky as Quinca das Mulas
 * Castrinho as Goró
 * Chico de Assis as Cezão
 * Thiago Farias as Messias
 * Susana Werner as Senhorita Agá
 * Toni Garrido as São Pedro