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THE BRAZILIAN LAW

Foreign audiovisual production businesses that intend to carry out work in Brazil may only do so by means of contracts with Brazilian production businesses with national capital, and employing a crew composed of at least one third Brazilian artists and techinicians. According to the estabilished law 8,401/92, wherein (article IV ), it is mandatory that this type of production must be reported to the Ministry of Culture`s Secretariat for the Development of Audiovisual. The whole process is simple and quickly approved after the fulfillment of the legal requirements.

"Do I need a permit to shoot in Brazil?"

THE PROCESS TO OBTAIN A BRAZILIAN PERMIT

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1.  Foreign producers must sign a contract with a Brazilian producer.

2. The Brazilian producer must deliver copies of the contract to the Ministries of Culture and labor, stating the percentage of Brazilian Workers, and must also give the passport numbers, citizenship, duties, place of departure, list of equipment, and expected duration of work by the foreign crew.

3. After approving the request made by the Brazilian co-producer, the Ministry of Culture`s Secretariat for the Development of Audiovisual will send the authorization to the Ministry of External Relations for concession of the respective visa.

Due to the new U.S. policy to fingerprint and photograph all visitors entering the U.S., Brazil is adopting a similar policy for all Americans visiting Brazil. Please allow one extra day in the beginning of your trip for this process if you are carrying a U.S. passport.

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