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north-american and other international studios are choosing brazil and rio de janeiro in particular as filming destinations, to avail of generous federal and state government subsidies and incentives, beautiful landscapes and to enjoy the profitable returns resulting from their filming any number of scenes in the country. with a population of 204 million people and a tendency for brazilians to flock to see any blockbuster movies containing scenes from their homeland, the brazilian market is an attractive one. some of the most important film events taking place annually in rio de janeiro are the international rio film festival, now famous around the world and one of the most important cultural events in south america, as well as recine - recine - festival internacional de cinema de arquivo, the festival of older films often about the city of rio, and the rio festival gay de cinema, a landmark event aimed at diversity and awareness in cinema. rio de janeiro's international film festival, festival do rio, takes place between september and october. |
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