'The Secret Agent' confirms Recife as Brazil's prime film hotspot

Almost exactly a year ago, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura and the large cast and crew behind "The Secret Agent" turned ...
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Brazil's Recife basks in success of 'The Secret Agent' before Oscars

The northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, where the Oscar-nominated movie "The Secret Agent" is set, is revelling in its moment in the limelight as tourists flock to film locations and a classic ...
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There's a terrifying reason no one goes in the ocean in this major Brazilian city

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Recife, a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, has some of the most enticing beaches in the country. When it's 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the ...
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Carnival and award seasons collide as Brazil roots for its Oscar-nominated film

RECIFE, Brazil — Hollywood's big night is still a month away but Oscar campaigning is in full swing, especially in Brazil. This year's hopeful is the political thriller The Secret Agent, set in 1977 ...
Time

Ground Zero of Brazil's Zika Outbreak

The city of Recife, Brazil, is at the heart of the global health crisis over Zika, a mosquito-borne virus. Rates of microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads, ...