Norival Rizzo stars as Brazilian Ambassador Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas in Dear Ambassador. Globo Filmes
Directed by Luiz Fernando Goulart, Dear Ambassador recounts the real-life story of how the Brazilian ambassador to France defied his own government’s orders by granting hundreds of unauthorized visas to Jews and others facing Nazi persecution. Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas was posthumously recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.
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Co-presented with the Embassy of Brazil
