List of Brazilian films of 1981
# List of Brazilian films of 1981

A list of films produced in Brazil in 1981:

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Aluga-se Moças | Deni Cavalcanti | Gretchen, Rita Cadillac | Pornochanchada | |
| Amélia, Mulher de Verdade | Deni Cavalcanti | Solange Theodoro, Edgar Franco, Elizabeth Hartmann, Joffre Soares | Pornochanchada | |
| Anjos do Sexo | Levi Salgado, Lady Francisco | Lady Francisco, Carlos Henrique Santos, Nice Ayres, Lia Farrell, | Pornochanchada | |
| Anarquia Sexual | Antônio Meliande | Meiry Vieira, Heitor Galotti | Erotic | |
| Aqui, Tarados! | David Cardoso, John Doo, Ody Fraga | Sonia Garcia, Zaira Bueno, Alvamar Taddei, Arthur Rovedeer, John Doo, Jeferson Pezeta | Erotic | |
| Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro | Djalma Limongi Batista | Edson Celulari | Drama | |
| Bacanal | Antônio Meliande | John Herbert, Aldine Muller, Patrícia Scalvi, José Carlos Sanches | Erotic | |
| Bonitinha, mas Ordinária ou Otto Lara Resende | Braz Chediak | Lucélia Santos, José Wilker, Vera Fischer | Drama | |
| Eros, o Deus do Amor | Walter Hugo Khouri | Roberto Maya, Lilian Lemmertz, Norma Bengell, Dina Sfat, Renée de Vielmond | Erotic drama | |
| O Fotógrafo | Jean Garrett | Patrícia Scalvi, Roberto Miranda | Erotic drama | |
| O Homem que Virou Suco | João Batista de Andrade | José Dumont, Celia Maracajá | Drama | Won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival |
| I Love You | Arnaldo Jabor | Sônia Braga, Paulo César Peréio | Erotic drama | Screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival |
| O Incrível Monstro Trapalhão | Adriano Stuart | Os Trapalhões | Comedy | |
| A Mulher Sensual | Antônio Calmon | Helena Ramos, Paulo Ramos, Alcione Mazzeo | Erotic | |
| O Mundo Mágico dos Trapalhões | Silvio Tendler | Chico Anysio (narrator) | Documentary | As of 2007, the most watched Brazilian documentary of all time |
| Mulher Objeto | Silvio de Abreu | Helena Ramos, Nuno Leal Maia | Erotic drama | |
| Orgia das Libertinas | Ary Fernandes | Felipe Levy, Fátima Celebrini, Ruy Leal, Marliani Gomes, Márcio Prado, Lia Furlin | Erotic | |
| They Don't Wear Black-tie | Leon Hirszman | Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Fernanda Montenegro, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Bete Mendes | Drama | Won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival |
| Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões | J. B. Tanko | Os Trapalhões, Lucinha Lins | Comedy | The most watched Brazilian film in 1981 |
