Netflix Series ‘The Mechanism’ Stirs Polarization in Brazil
Directed by the same filmmaker of the 'Elite Squad' (2007) and RoboCop (2014), production that depicts the "Operation Car Wash"...
April 26, 2018Topic
José Padilha
Brazilian Actor and Director Reunite for New Netflix Series, “Narcos”
Actor Wagner Moura and director José Padilha of the "Elite Squad" films reunited to create the upcoming Netflix original series,...
August 22, 2015
Rio Militias More Dangerous Than Drug Gangs
Figures from the special Divisão de Homicídios (Homicide Division) show that 45 percent of the murders in Rio de Janeiro...
July 19, 2011
Corisco Films Launches in Rio
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There is a new U.S. - Brazil film company named...
March 29, 2011
Brazil at 2011 Sundance Film Festival
By Anita Kirpalani, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the most famous independent film festivals, the Sundance...
February 1, 2011
Peacekeeper Problems in Zona Norte
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In November 2010, thousands of members of the Rio police...
January 25, 2011
Elite What?
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week I went to Cinemark Barra Downtown, twice, to watch...
January 11, 2011
Tropa de Elite 2: The ‘Real’ Enemy
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following months of teasers and speculation, Tropa de Elite...
October 12, 2010
Tropa De Elite 2 Filming Underway
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - It may not be the most unusual sound to hear...
February 16, 2010