Para gringo ver: o cinema e as representações do Brasil no início do século XXI

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the origins of the stereotypes and clichés about Brazil and Brazilians, and how they are represented in the international cinema. Based on Cinema Analysis methodology, we intend to investigate those categories and how they are applied on films about our nation. We understand the importance of the social stereotypes and clichés, but also, we question if they are suitable to embrace all the complexity of Brazil and its habitants. To do this, we made a time cut, picking up films at the beginning of the 21st century, which bump into the big events that took place in Brazil, such as World Youth Day, the Soccer World Cup and the Olympics. We immersed ourselves in the works of the authors Tunico Amâncio, Roberto DaMatta, Homi K. Bhabha, who guided us in this study, paving the way for a better understanding of the theory of social representations.In a second qualitative analysis we investigate how the production of Brazil’s images took place and how they contributed to build the image across the world.