Netflix vs Prime Video vs JioHotstar for Portuguese movies & shows
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
We counted every Portuguese movie and web series streaming in India on the three biggest subscription apps: 217 titles in total. Biggest library: Netflix with 151 titles. Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Netflix with 13.
- Biggest library: Netflix with 151 titles.
- Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Netflix with 13.
- Highest average IMDb rating: Prime Video at 6.6.
- Most titles you can't get on the other two: Netflix with 151.
| App | Titles | Movies | Series | Avg IMDb | IMDb 7.5+ | Family-friendly | Only here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix | 151 | 85 | 66 | 6.4 | 13 | 34% | 151 |
| Prime Video | 58 | 37 | 21 | 6.6 | 2 | 41% | 56 |
| JioHotstar | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6.3 | 1 | 20% | 8 |
Top Portuguese movies & shows on Netflix
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2. The Mechanism (2018)
Web series · Portuguese · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (37.4K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
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3. Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso (2025)
Movie · Portuguese · 2h 10m · Drama, Music · IMDb 7.8 (6.4K votes)
Low-stakesStraightforwardSerious
From a repressive childhood to artistic revolution, Ney Matogrosso transforms Brazil's stages — and himself — through music, creativity and inner fire.
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5. Radioactive Emergency (2026)
Web series · Portuguese · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.6 (7.6K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-pacedDark & gritty
Physicists and doctors race to contain a massive radiological disaster and save thousands of lives.
NetflixTop Portuguese movies & shows on Prime Video
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1. Cangaço Novo (2023)
Web series · Portuguese · 2 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (3.8K votes)
MatureVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Adrift and desperately needing money to pay for his ailing adoptive father's care, Ubaldo, a bank clerk who's unable to remember his childhood, receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. He goes to Cratará, in the heart of the northwest desert, where he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless ban
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2. The Secret Agent (2025)
Movie · Portuguese · 2h 41m · A · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (64.5K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyMatureCold & detached
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
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3. DOM (2021)
Web series · Portuguese · 3 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (3.4K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittySerious
A father who never stopped fighting against drugs. A son who never stopped using them. Two sides of the same coin. Victor is a cop who has fought all his life to curb cocaine trafficking. His son is a drug addict who has become one of the most wanted burglars in Rio de Janeiro. Will a father’s love be enough to save hi
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4. Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree (2025)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 40m · Family, Adventure · IMDb 7.3 (1.6K votes)
Light-heartedFunnyFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
Chuck Billy has spent his life picking guavas from Jed’s guava tree. But now that Dr. Agripino is going to build a road that will take down the tree, Chuck and his friends are going to do everything they can to stop it.
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5. September Mornings (2021)
Web series · Portuguese · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 7.5 (1.0K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarming
The journey of Cassandra, who starts to see things get on track in her life with a place of her own for the first time, a boyfriend who she loves, Ivaldo, a job as a courier in downtown São Paulo, and fulfilling her dream of being a cover artist of Vanusa, a famous Brazilian singer from the 70s. Her life takes an unexp
Prime VideoTop Portuguese movies & shows on JioHotstar
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1. Scars of Beauty (2025)
Web series · Portuguese · 1 season · Soap, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (1.1K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Two families, two terrible injustices, and one common plan for revenge. A daughter who loses her mother is wrongly imprisoned and murdered in prison. A mother who loses her daughter is the victim of medical malpractice. Both join forces to take revenge on those who destroyed their families.
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2. Noah's Ark (2024)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 36m · Animation, Music · IMDb 4.3 (810 votes)
FunnyVisually stunningHeartwarmingLight-hearted
A pair of mice attempt to board Noah's Ark: Vini, a charismatic poet with terrible stage fright, and Tito, a talented and charming guitarist. When the rains come, only one male and one female of each species is allowed on Noah's Ark. With the help of an ingenious cockroach and fate's good luck, Vini and Tito sneak thei
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3. Yakuza Princess (2021)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 52m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 4.8 (5.1K votes)
MatureFast-pacedTwistyVisually stunning
In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's been protecting her all this time, Shirô, may have been actually sent to kill her.
JioHotstarFrequently asked questions
Which app has the most Portuguese movies & shows in India?
Biggest library: Netflix with 151 titles. Prime Video, Netflix and JioHotstar carry 151 (Netflix), 58 (Prime Video), 10 (JioHotstar) as of 23 October 2026.
Which app has the best-rated Portuguese movies & shows?
Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Netflix with 13. Highest average IMDb rating: Prime Video at 6.6. Ratings are IMDb ratings for titles with at least 1,000 votes.
How were these numbers counted?
KyaDekhu counts titles available to stream with a subscription, free or with ads in India (not rent/buy), using JustWatch availability via the TMDB API and IMDb ratings, refreshed nightly. Thin titles without enough data are left out.