latimes.com - 10/13/2009
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Hoping to be a star Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympics in 2016 and part of the World Cup in 2014, but many businesses -- including film production services -- have fled the city in recent years because of its crime rate. ( Vanderlei Almeida / AFP/Getty Images / October 5 , 2009 )
nypost.com - 10/18/2009
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nypost.com —
Following the success of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Woody
Allen will make Rio de Janeiro the setting for
his next movie -- and he apparently wants supermodel Adriana Lima as his muse. Allen sent his associate producers to the Brazilian city last wee...
To Rio with Adriana
willflip.blogspot.com - 10/10/2009
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willflip.blogspot.com —
The Brazilian Carnival, properly spelled Carnaval, is an
annual festival in Brazil held four days before Ash
Wednesday. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry
Brazilian Carnival festival : Rio de Janeiro Icon
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... ! The city is offering $2 million in subsidies to attract the director's as-yet-untitled next movie. [ LA Times ] I don't understand what is up between Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook , but they were having a custody dispute and now they have reached a settlement and are moving on. [ ...
Rio Wants To Lay On Some Woody Allen Polish
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Rio Wants To Lay On Some Woody Allen Polish So Rio Del Janeiro will be hosting South America's very first Olympics (Beating out my home city Chicago). As well as soccer's World Cup in 2016 and 2014 respectively. And now the city has another big goal: Get veteran director Woody Allen to make a film in Rio, to help pretty up the country's image a bit. They're basically hoping this next movie will have the same effect on Rio that Vicky Cristina Barcelona did on its titular city. The Los Angeles Times reports that Woody has been offered two million dollars to come make his ...
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