The overall success of the industry can be attributed largely to the fact that Brazil has had no revolution like those in its counterpart nations of Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, Columbia, or Venezuela. This has allowed cultural stability and an insistence from the government to create a national cinema. The influence of the Brazilian government in the promotion of a national film industry began in the early 1900’s when the first exhibition hall opened in Rio de Janeiro. Up until 1957 many government run organizations tried to provide means for stability and development of the industry by implanting laws governing taxation of impor

Though the factors above are all still present, the film industry is on the rise again. In the early ’90’s, viewers for Brazilian films was around 20,000/year. By 1997 that number has jumped to 2 million. Foreign films will always be present in the market, but Brazil has had recent success in exporting their films largely to Europe and America.

ts, quotas, awards, and subsidies.

The Brazilian film industry went through many periods of instability, mostly (I believe) caused by the instability of Latin America as a whole. The intentions to stimulate and promote the industry have been positive and strong, and with the continuation of government support I believe that the Brazilian film industry will grow further. The cultural background that resides in Brazil, I believe is enough alone to entertain foreign audiences, and rich enough to provide a different quality of films to succeed in the competitive market.

Throughout the sixties and seventies the INC (Instituto Nacional do Cinema-another organization setting up a support system for the financing of nationally made films), succeeded in stim

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