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AQ Top 5 Latin American Inventors: Hugo Lima

By Cecilia Tornaghi

A filmmaker documenting Brazil’s black culture.

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on piracy in Latin America. To see the rest of our list, click here. | Leer en español

Making movies as an Afro-Brazilian can pose unique challenges.

“It can be dangerous for a black man to walk around Rio with a piece of equipment that can be...

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