Even Mission residents who have never set foot inside have probably seen the faded yet fierce signage adorning the storefront awning of the Foxy Lady Boutique, an iconic fixture of the Mission’s landscape.

In 1953, the Sao Paolo-based film company Vera Cruz released “O cangaceiro.” After overwhelming success in Brazil, the film was distributed by Columbia Pictures in 22 countries and was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Aurora Guerrero grew up in San Francisco’s Excelsior neighborhood, studied Chicano studies at UC Berkeley and then moved to Los Angeles for 12 years where…

The 55th edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival is around the corner. Over the course of two weeks, moviegoers will have the opportunity to enjoy 200 films from different parts of the world curated by the SF Film Society, which organizes this annual festival.

Brazil helped pioneer filmmaking in the Americas, screening its first film in Rio de Janeiro all the way back in 1897. Its film industry, along with Mexico and Argentina’s, is one of the oldest and most prolific in Latin America.