Netflix released the documentary ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics,’ which seeks to understand how the far right mobilizes faith for ...

When I watched Petra Costa’s Oscar-nominated 2019 documentary The Edge of Democracy, it was impossible not to be struck by ...

Costa not only dug into the behavior and power of the religious right in Brazil but lost sleep poring over apocalyptic texts ...

Much of Apocalypse in the Tropics (which opens theatrically today and will premiere on Netflix Monday, July 14) follows Silas ...

The earliest footage for Apocalypse in the Tropics was captured inside the Chamber of Deputies in Brasília. A member of Brazil’s Congress, Cabo Daciolo, approached the filmmaker, handed her a Bible, ...

The director Petra Costa examines a rightward shift in her country by zeroing in on the rise of a televangelist.

A sobering look at the way the political landscape has shifted in Brazil.

We continue our conversation with Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa about her new Netflix documentary, Apocalypse in the ...

"Apocalypse in the Tropics": Documentary. Directed by Petra Costa. (PG-13. 110 minutes.) Opens Friday, July 11, at Landmark's ...

Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa’s latest documentary, Apocalypse in the Tropics, explores the impact of evangelical ...

EXCLUSIVE: When does a democracy end, and a theocracy begin? That’s the key question in Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa’s urgent new documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics, set to open in select ...

We speak with Petra Costa about her new Netflix documentary, ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’, a look at the rising ...