As they worked on their long-gestating first feature, “London,” Brazilian filmmakers Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli dove headfirst into cinematic portrayals of disability. What they found was frustrating: often infantilized and overreliant characters in condescending stories that looked at disability as “punishment” or something that “needed fixing.” Their Venice Critics’ Week character study sets
Global indie animation powerhouse Miyu Distribution has acquired international rights to Fernanda Salgado’s “Ana, en Passant” ahead of its world premiere at the Brasília Brazilian Film Festival and international premiere at the Vancouver Film Festival (VIFF). It will make history at VIFF as the first animated film to compete in its Vanguard program. The film
Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse that were stolen from a library in São Paulo have been recovered by police in Brazil. The works, which have a combined estimated worth of about $200,000 (£148,000), were found on Thursday at a home in the town of São Bernardo do Campo, a suburb to the south
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The US has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington, according to a state department official, marking another escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two countries ahead of Brazil’s elections. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti’s visa cancellation comes after the Brazilian government denied visas to two US state department officials who wanted to visit Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian government has criticized the latest US tariff on certain Brazilian imports and has threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs against US products. The United States said Wednesday it would impose a new 25% tariff on certain imports from Brazil, citing unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th largest economy. The
