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RioFilme Wants to Find the ‘Gagacabana of Audiovisual,’ Is Currently in Talks to Attract Netflix’s ‘Boys From Brazil’ and MipTV to Rio
RioFilme wants to attract major international productions like Jeremy Strong-led 'Boys From Brazil' to Rio, gears to launch new $18 million incentive
The company, one of the largest city-backed audiovisual funds in Latin America, just had its first-ever stand at the Cannes’ Marché du Film as part of Brazil Country of Honor and is gearing to open a dedicated stand for the first time at Rio’s buzzy Rio2C, Latin America’s largest creativity event taking place from May 27 to June 1. Quanta has invested $15 million in renovating the complex and creating extra stages and plans to have a total of 15 fully operational studios in Polo Rio by March 2026. One project that can fit this ambitious bill is Netflix’s series adaptation of the Ira Levin novel “The Boys From Brazil,” which Edde says they are “actively trying to attract” to shoot in Rio.
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