Brazilian filmmaker Luiz Carlos Barreto dies at 98

On Wednesday (Jul. 22), Brazilian cinema lost one of its greatest figures. Filmmaker, photographer, journalist, and producer Luiz Carlos Barreto – known as “Barretão” – died at age 98, having shaped one of the most significant careers in the history of Brazilian cinema. Over the course of more than six decades, he played a direct role in the development of Brazil’s Cinema Novo movement and the consolidation of the country’s film industry, creating more than a hundred productions that left a…