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Breaking Dawn in Rio de Janeiro Posted by on Nov 10, 2010 in Learning, Movies

This week, the stars of the Twilight Saga are in Brazil filming scenes for the final film in the series, Breaking Dawn. While some teenage carioca girls were overjoyed, not everyone was happy about the shoot. Today we’re going to read two stories about the film production in Rio de Janeiro from Brazilian news sources and do a little reading comprehension exercise.

Protestos marcam filmagens de ‘Amanhecer’ no Rio, Estado de SP

Excerpt: “Protestos de moradores e comerciantes contra a interdição de ruas e o fechamento de lojas formaram um cenário inesperado para as filmagens de “Amanhecer”, quarto filme da saga vampiresca adolescente “Crepúsculo”, nas ruas da Lapa, bairro boêmio do Rio, na madrugada de ontem. Manifestantes reclamavam de não ter sido avisados de que teriam de apresentar comprovante de residência para voltar a suas casas.”

Read the full article here

Rio vai pagar R$ 850 mil por duas cenas da cidade em “Amanhecer”, eBand

Excerpt: “A RioFilme vai pagar cerca de R$ 850 mil para a produção do filme “Amanhecer”, da saga “Crepúsculo”,  que tem cenas gravadas no Rio de Janeiro e em Paraty. O contrato foi fechado nessa segunda-feira, dia 8.”

Read the full article here

Questions

1. Why were Lapa residents annoyed by the shoot?

2. Who was forcibly removed from the set?

3. How many jobs did the shoot create?

4. When did RioFilme sign the contract for the Twilight shoot?

5. Why did the director choose Lapa to film?

Answers

1. They weren’t aware they would need proof of residence to return home that night

2. A drunk extra

3. 500

4. Monday, November 8th

5. He wanted to capture the spirit of the Rio streets

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