Festival do Rio Day 6: Brazil’s Oscar Entry Screens
Brazil · Life & Culture, 6 October 2026
Key Facts
—The festival. The 28th Festival do Rio runs 1–11 October across Rio de Janeiro and Niterói. Tuesday 6 October is day six of eleven.
—Tonight. Allan Deberton’s Feito Pipa, Brazil’s entry for the 2027 Oscars, screens at 9:15 p.m. at the Centro Cultural FGV. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Grande Estreia plays the Cine Odeon at 7:30 p.m. (all times Rio, one hour ahead of New York).
—Music on screen. The documentary series Marília Mendonça: Sentimento Louco, directed by Susanna Lira, shows its first episode at the Cine Odeon at 9:45 p.m., for invited guests only.
—Industry. The RioMarket industry meeting hosts an afternoon panel with actress Danni Suzuki on technology and human change.
—Why it matters. The festival is one of the biggest film events in Latin America and an early window on Brazilian films that may reach US audiences. Day six pairs the country’s Oscar entry with Jesse Eisenberg’s directing work and a series on the late sertanejo singer Marília Mendonça.
Day six of the Festival do Rio puts Brazil’s Oscar entry on screen in Rio tonight, alongside a Jesse Eisenberg film at the Cine Odeon and a first look at a series about the late singer Marília Mendonça. Here is how to plan Tuesday.
What Tuesday Brings
The evening again centres on the Cine Odeon in Cinelândia. At 7:30 p.m. the festival shows A Grande Estreia, directed by Jesse Eisenberg. At 9:45 p.m. the house hosts the first screening of Marília Mendonça: Sentimento Louco, a documentary series directed by Susanna Lira. That session is for invited guests only; the series reaches Prime Video on 16 October.
Allan Deberton’s Feito Pipa screens at 9:15 p.m. at the Centro Cultural FGV. The film follows Gugu, a boy who lives with his grandmother in the backlands of Ceará and risks being separated from her. It runs 93 minutes.
Earlier in the day, Crianças Invisíveis by Miwa Nishikawa plays at 1:45 p.m. at the CineCarioca José Wilker. In Botafogo, Manuela Martelli’s O Degelo screens at 6:30 p.m. at the Cinesystem Belas Artes, and A Extraordinária Vida de Vera Valdez by Fabio Meira plays at 7:15 p.m. at the Estação Claro Gávea.
Documentaries and the Industry Side
At the Centro Cultural FGV, the documentary Vitória da Paz screens at 6:45 p.m. It follows a woman who filmed drug trafficking and police corruption from her window in Copacabana, and runs 90 minutes.
The RioMarket industry meeting continues in the port district. On Tuesday afternoon, a panel with Danni Suzuki is titled “Humanos do Futuro” (Humans of the Future), on why the technology revolution calls for a human one.
Why the Festival Matters Beyond the Screens
The Festival do Rio is one of the largest film events in Latin America, with 359 titles on the programme. It works as a shop window for Brazilian cinema abroad. Feito Pipa was chosen to represent Brazil in the Best International Feature race at the 2027 Oscars, and Rio is where audiences see it this week. For American readers following the Academy Awards, the festival is an early look at films that may reach US screens and streamers.
The edition also stages the world premiere of 100 Dias, the new film by Carlos Saldanha, director of the Rio animated films. The date of the awards ceremony was not confirmed in the sources we could check, so we do not give one here.
For visitors, the practical points are simple. Screenings run daily until 11 October. Rio is one hour ahead of New York until the US clocks change on 1 November, so a 9:15 p.m. screening starts at 8:15 p.m. on the US East Coast. Programmes can change, so check the official schedule at festivaldorio.com.br before leaving.
Earlier coverage: Day 5 report, Day 2 report and our full festival guide.
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When does Festival do Rio 2026 take place?
The 28th edition runs from 1 to 11 October 2026 across cinemas in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói. Galas take place at the Cine Odeon in Cinelândia.
What is on at Festival do Rio on Tuesday 6 October?
Tuesday includes Feito Pipa at 9:15 p.m. at the Centro Cultural FGV, A Grande Estreia at 7:30 p.m. at the Cine Odeon, and the first episode of Marília Mendonça: Sentimento Louco at 9:45 p.m. for invited guests.
What is Feito Pipa about?
Directed by Allan Deberton, it follows Gugu, a boy who lives with his grandmother in the backlands of Ceará and may be separated from her.
What time is the festival in New York time?
Rio is one hour ahead of New York until 1 November, so a 9:15 p.m. screening in Rio starts at 8:15 p.m. on the US East Coast.
Where can I check the full programme?
The official schedule is at festivaldorio.com.br. Times and rooms can change.
Connected Coverage
Festival do Rio 2026: The Full Guide
Sources: Festival do Rio (official programme); Centro Cultural FGV; JWave; Agência Brasil.
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