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The Brazilian Film Industry In Latin America the film industry in general has undergone many hardships. These hardships are caused by several factors, including economic state of the nation, foreign cinema, government instability, and the lack of audience to view what films actually make it to exhibition. Brazil’s film industry is of particular interest because today it stands as the nation in the third world with the largest cinema audience outside Asia, (Bruce p.27). The overall success of the industry can be attributed largely to the fact that Brazil has had no revolution like those in its counterpart nations of Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, Columbia, or Venezuela. This has allowed cultural stability and an insistence from the government to create a national cinema. The influence of the Brazilian government in the promotion of a national film industry began in the early 1900’s when the first exhibition hall opened in Rio de Janeiro. Up until 1957 many government run organizations tried to provide means for stability and development of the industry by implanting laws governing taxation of impor