As Brazilian cinema enjoys a major spotlight with The Secret Agent, I’m Still Here, Apocalypse in the Tropics, The Blue Trail, and beyond, it’s prime time to discover more treasures from the country’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Director Carlos Diegues poses for photographers during a photo call for the film 'Le Grand cirque mystique' at the 71st ...

Seeking to shed the gauzy influence of Hollywood and focus on Brazil’s ethnic richness and troubled history, he helped forge a new path for his country’s cinema. By Adam Nossiter Carlos Diegues, a ...

SAO PAULO — Carlos Diegues, the renowned Brazilian filmmaker, died Friday in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Academy of Letters said. He was 84. The director of more than 20 films, including “Xica da ...