Brazil’s Globo , the biggest production force in Latin America, and BBC Studios have landed a milestone co-production agreement for an upcoming documentary series that will “transport audiences to the heart” of Brazil’s sprawling Amazon rainforest. The co-production deal strengthens Brazil’s current global momentum. This year, Walter Salles’ Globo-backed “I’m Still Here” made history as the country’s first Oscar-winning film, and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” took two awards at the Cannes Film Festival, where Brazil was also the country of honor at Marché du Film.

The series, whose details are still being kept under wraps, will be produced by BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions, with production to move forward at a time to be announced. BBC Studios brought the part

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