Estúdios Globo to Produce Feature ‘Macacos,’ Based on Clayton Nascimento’s Play (EXCLUSIVE)

Aug 19, 2026 5:41am PT Estúdios Globo to Produce Feature ‘Macacos,’ Based on Clayton Nascimento’s Play (EXCLUSIVE)

Globo will also make telefilm ‘Os Tatuyos,’ part of the media giant’s film production expansion

By Marcelo Cajueiro

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Lázaro Ramos stars in 'Antártida,' which opened this year's Gramado Film Festival. Credit: Fabio Rocha/Globo

GRAMADO, Brazil — Local media giant Globo’s Estúdios Globo will produce feature film “Macacos” (“Monkeys”), based on a play of Clayton Nascimento, and telefilm “Os Tatuyos,” as part of the company’s ambitious Brazilian film production expansion, according to Amauri Soares, director of TV Globo and Estúdios Globo.

“Macacos” is in the development stage and will shoot in 2027, Soares told Variety at the Gramado Film Festival, which opened with the premiere of Estúdio Globo’s “Antártida.”

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