Xuxa Abracadabra
| Xuxa Abracadabra | |
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| Directed by | Moacyr Góes |
| Written by | Flávio de Souza |
| Produced by | Diler Trindade |
| Starring | Xuxa Meneghel Márcio Garcia Cláudia Raia Brunno Abrahão Maria Mariana Azevedo Heloísa Périssé Leandro Hassum Lúcio Mauro Filho Sérgio Mamberti |
| Cinematography | Ana Schlee |
| Music by | Ary Sperling |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$ 7 million |
| Box office | R$ 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.