Netflix Inks Largest-Ever Deal With Globo for Brazilian Fare — SkimNews
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- Netflix struck its largest-ever programming deal with Globo, snapping up a package of 14 movies, three telenovelas and a TV series.
- Walter Salles' Oscar-winning film "I'm Still Here" is part of the haul, though Netflix's rights are limited to Brazil.
- "Vitória," directed by Andrucha Waddington and starring Academy Award nominee Fernanda Montenegro, was taken with global rights.
- Netflix acquired all seven seasons of Brazilian comedy "Vai Que Cola" (created by Leandro Soares) for Brazil-only streaming.
- The 2009 International Emmy winner for Best Telenovela, "India – A Love Story" by creator Glória Perez and director Marcos Schechtman, was acquired for the U.S. and Latin America.
- The acquired slate will begin rolling onto Netflix from mid-2027, per the deal's terms.
- Globo separately acquired U.S. game show "The Perfect Line" from Paramount Global Distribution, set to run as a segment on its Saturday entertainment show "Caldeirão com Mion."
Why it matters: The deal's asymmetric rights structure — Brazil-only for 'I'm Still Here' and 'Vai Que Cola,' global for 'Vitória,' and U.S./Latin America for 'India – A Love Story' — shows Netflix weaponizing regional exclusives for Brazilian competition while cherry-picking globally saleable titles. Globo's Director of Rights Pedro Garcia framed the pact as expanding Brazilian storytelling's international footprint, with 14 film titles and Emmy/Gloria catalogue content arriving mid-2027.
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