The threats posed by religion to liberal democracy are laid out with chilling poeticism by Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra ...

When I watched Petra Costa’s Oscar-nominated 2019 documentary The Edge of Democracy, it was impossible not to be struck by ...

For a century, more than 519 sacred objects from the Umbanda and Candomblé—two religions with African origins—were in the possession of Brazil police. This possession and the fight to return these ...

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Petra Costa about the backlash she's faced from Brazil's right-wing government for her Oscar-nominated documentary "The Edge Of Democracy." ...

The Documentary - Brazil: ... Bernardo waited decades to write the book, and argues that violence is such an integral part of Brazil’s history, that it continues to taint the country still.

Lage says his team -- which grew to 27 people in all, including archaeologists, chemists, a historian and a documentary filmmaker -- has found four distinct eras of occupation at the site.

The Netflix documentary “The Edge of Democracy” offers an intimate look at living through profound ... illuminating things enormously by placing the events within the long history of Brazil.

Unveiling a lesser-known chapter in Brazil’s history, the documentary “Art of Diplomacy,” co-produced by filmmaker Celina Borges Torrealba Carpi, explores how art became a diplomatic tool ...

How the turbulent history of her architect father's iconic building reflects Brazil's own struggles. A journey to reckon with Brazil’s harsh inequality begins when filmmaker Denise Zmekhol ...

Watch the trailer for 'Apocalypse in the Tropics,' which exposes the rise of Christian nationalism in Brazil, and by ...