Alves was portrayed by Paulo Maurício in the 1949 film Vendaval Maravilhoso, loosely based on Jorge Amado's 1941 book The ABC of Castro Alves, and by Bruno Garcia in Silvio Tendler's 1999 documentary Castro Alves: Retrato Falado do Poeta.
Alves diperankan oleh Paulo Maurício dalam film 1949 Vendaval Maravilhoso, yang berdasarkan pada buku 1941 Jorge Amado The ABC of Castro Alves, dan oleh Bruno Garcia dalam dokumenter 1999 Silvio Tendler Castro Alves: Retrato Falado do Poeta.