Introduction
Once you get tired of your hectic routine, you certainly deserve a small break from all the worries and workload. This also allows you to spend some time with yourself, your friends and family and it helps you to relax your mind, freshen up and then get back to work with a sharper mind. The perfect way to do that is to go on vacations. Brazil is one of the few places you can have the type of relaxing, fun and memorable vacations international airlines offer. The ideal time to go to Brazil is during the time of October through November, because that is the time of the famous São Paulo International Film Festival, also known as the Mostra Internacional de Cinema. This two-week festival takes place in the city of São Paulo, which is a huge attraction for not only the Brazilian film industry and directors but for the entire world as all the directors and filmmakers get to show their talent in this festival and see what they are competing against. During Brazil vacations, the international film festival is not to be missed.
History
The city of São Paulo is known for hosting big events and promoting cultural heritage, so São Paulo hosting this mega event is not much of a surprise for the people. This city almost hosts 90,000 events each year. Some of the events are of great importance to the country as well as the people abroad. International film festival in São Paulo was first held in 1976. Since then this annual festival has become of great importance to the people in the film industry. Other film festivals include the Brasilia National Film Festival and the Rio Film Festival. People from around the globe plan their international vacations according to the schedule of this glorious festival. In Brazil during vacations international tourists come from all over the world to enjoy these festivals.
Features
Even if one is not much of a film addict, everyone especially international tourists on vacations will surely find something of interest in the film industry. This festival also has English language films in it or with English subtitles making it even more fun for the people on vacations. This event not only features movies but also documentaries, short films, lectures and workshops with the leading filmmakers of today. The documentaries viewed in the festivals have different categories. They are screened in 15 different cinema halls out of which five halls are free of charge. Moreover, people get to meet the big celebrities and various filmmakers on this event. It is also of great importance to the new filmmakers as they use this opportunity to display their latest movies. These new films are not just publically viewed but are also awarded by the honourable jury of the film festival which serve as a great token of appreciation for the new filmmakers in the industry.
Tips and comments
There is so much in this amazing film festival that those who plan their international vacations during the time of this event call this film festival the highlight of their unforgettable trip to Brazil. So to spend their vacations, international tourists in Brazil should certainly try their best to attend this amazing festival and add even more fun to it.
