Xuxa Abracadabra

Xuxa Abracadabra
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Directed byMoacyr Góes
Written byFlávio de Souza
Produced byDiler Trindade
StarringXuxa Meneghel
Márcio Garcia
Cláudia Raia
Brunno Abrahão
Maria Mariana Azevedo
Heloísa Périssé
Leandro Hassum
Lúcio Mauro Filho
Sérgio Mamberti
CinematographyAna Schlee
Music byAry Sperling
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$ 7 million
Box officeR$ 11.6 million

Xuxa Abracadabra is a 2003 Brazilian fantasy adventure film produced by Diler Trindade and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Globo Filmes. Directed by Moacyr Góes, it stars Xuxa Meneghel, Márcio Garcia, Cláudia Raia, Brunno Abrahão, Maria Mariana Azevedo, Heloísa Périssé, Leandro Hassum, Lúcio Mauro Filho, and Sérgio Mamberti. The film tells the story of a librarian named Sofia who agrees to babysit her friend Matheus's children. While looking after the children at Matheus's great uncle's house, they find a magical book that takes them to a fairy-tale land.

The film was developed as a children's film focusing on fairy tales and folklore, a departure from the teen-focused projects Meneghel usually produced and starred in. The screenplay was written by Flávio de Souza, who added several characters from children's stories into the film.

The film premiered on December 18, 2003, and grossed 11 million reais upon wide release in Brazil. Xuxa Abracadabra received negative reviews from critics, but was considered an improvement in quality compared to other films involving Meneghel.