variety.com
03.06.2024 / 16:59
Brazilian Industry Bastion Canal Brasil Drives Into Diversity Led by a Marcelo Gomes ‘Paloma’ Spin-Off Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Marcelo Cajueiro RIO DE JANEIRO — Canal Brasil, a key Brazilian industry player as the country’s pay-TV channel focused on national titles from independent producers, has announced a package of four fiction and doc TV series and a feature-length doc, which are set for release over 2025-2027. Feature-length doc “Dona Onete” is produced by Hysteria, the division dedicated to developing female narratives of top production company Conspiracao. It delivers a portrait of 84-year old singer Dona Onete, the “Queen of Carimbo,” a music genre traditional of Para, the Northern Brazilian state located in the Amazon Rainforest region.