brazilian films, particularly a genre of films centered on rio de janeiro's favelas, examining the contrasting drug-fuelled violence and the prosperity and beauty of the 'cidade maravilhosa' have drawn huge numbers to the box office in recent years and these days - with rio strongly on the world map after a successful hosting of the 2014 soccer world cup, and host to the 2016 summer olympics, any mention of rio de janeiro in a film raises strong interest.

a prospering economy has resulted in a new middle class of movie-goers in the country with hundreds of thousands of people lifted out of poverty by economic recovery and growth, a much larger percentage of brazilian population has now access to disposable income, and looks to cinema as one place to spend it.

brazil today is amongst the top 10 movie consuming countries in the world and new cinema complex' s are appearing all over the country.