The Brazilian government launches Tela Brasil, a free streaming service for national films. See how to access it.

This Saturday (30), the federal government officially launched the free streaming app. Brazil ScreenThis initiative aims to democratize access to the country's audiovisual content for millions of people. More than 500 national productions are now at your fingertips, and the showmetech It provides details on how to access the entire catalog. Check it out:

What is Tela Brasil?

Coordinated by Ministry of Culture, Brazil Screen It was developed through a partnership between Audiovisual Secretariat (SAV) and the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), being affectionately nicknamed “Brazilian Netflix"The app brings together hundreds of national productions — including films, short films, and documentaries — and has the mission of democratizing public access to our audiovisual collection."

According to the project director CINEMA+, Paulo FeitosaBringing the cinematic experience to historically excluded municipalities has proven to be a major challenge for the dissemination of Brazilian cinema. Therefore, to Daniela Fernandes, coordinator of the platform Brazil ScreenStreaming was specifically designed for audience development. national cinema, with the aim of sparking users' interest when they come into contact with the country's audiovisual productions.

The platform launches with exactly 561 productions available, selected through a curation process by [name of curator/person]. Ministry of Culture and other institutions, such as Brazilian Cinematheque, CTAv, Funarte e Palmares Cultural FoundationThe platform is currently only available as a web version, with versions for Android e iOS Expected to arrive 30 days after launch.

How to access the platform

Access to Brazil Screen It was officially made available today (30), at 12:00. To access the platform, the user needs to have an account on gov.brBelow, you'll find a step-by-step guide on how to access it. streaming national.

1 - Access the Brazil Screen and log in with your account gov.br;

2 – Accept the Terms of Use and Responsibility and click on Start settings;

Next, define the PIN security and click on Next.

3 - The Brazil Screen It's ready to use! Check out the catalogs of films, short films, documentaries, and animations available on the platform.

Accessibility settings can be accessed by clicking the icon in the upper right corner shown in the following image:

Is there a movie you're looking forward to seeing on streaming Brazilian? Tell us in the comments!

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Sources: Ministry of Culture, Journal of Northeast

Text review done by Jaime Ninice on 30/05/2026