Hello, Hello, Carnival!

Alô, Alô, Carnaval is a Brazilian musical comedy, directed and produced by Adhemar Gonzaga and Wallace Downey, and released by production company Cinédia.

It is the first brazilian film to use playback in musical numbers, although the resource is only used in some scenes, and the direct sound still being heard in the background.

Made its premiere in Cinema Alhambra in January 20, 1936 in Rio de Janeiro, and in February 3, 1936 in São Paulo.

Originally called "O Grande Cassino", the film's iddea came from the necessity of presenting the singers from brazilian radio golden age to the big public, as there was no television and the low-income population didn't had access to the Casinos.

Among the brazilian films that singer Carmen Miranda participated, this is the only one that survived time.

The film was restored several times. in 1952, the tape was given to the Cooperativa Cinematográfica Brasileira, where it was remounted, with various removed scenes. Only in another restoration in 1974, these scenes were recovered. In 1986, scenes with comedian Jorge Murad, were found in the film library of the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. By the end of 2000, the restoration project gained financial support, being finished in March 2002. The film was rereleased in São Paulo, in June 2002.