TL;DR: The Netflix Globo deal, announced on October 19, 2026, is the largest content licensing agreement ever signed between the two companies. It brings 18 Globo productions to Netflix: 14 films, three telenovelas and one series, rolling out from December through mid-2027. Highlights include Walter Salles’ Oscar-winning I’m Still Here (Brazil only), Vitória with Fernanda Montenegro (worldwide), the International Emmy-winning telenovela India – A Love Story (US and Latin America, excluding Brazil) and seven seasons of the comedy Vai Que Cola (Brazil only). Rights vary by title, so availability depends on where you live.
Brazil’s biggest media group and the world’s biggest streamer used to look like rivals. Now they are partners. The Netflix Globo deal puts some of Brazil’s most celebrated recent film and TV on Netflix, dubbed and subtitled in multiple languages, and it says a lot about where streaming economics are heading. Here is what is included, where each title will be available, and why the deal matters.
What’s in the Netflix Globo deal
According to the official Netflix announcement, issued from São Paulo, the package includes 14 films, three telenovelas and one series, with licenses covering different territories. The four titles the companies named are:
| Title | Type | Where it will stream on Netflix | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| I’m Still Here (Walter Salles) | Film | Brazil only | Won the 2025 Academy Award for Best International Feature |
| Vitória (Andrucha Waddington) | Film | Worldwide | Stars Academy Award nominee Fernanda Montenegro |
| India – A Love Story (Glória Perez; dir. Marcos Schechtman) | Telenovela | United States and Latin America, excluding Brazil | Won the 2009 International Emmy for Best Telenovela |
| Vai Que Cola (Leandro Soares; dir. João Fonseca and Regis Faria) | Comedy series, seven seasons | Brazil only, exclusive | Variety calls it Brazil’s biggest pay-TV comedy hit |
The remaining 14 titles were not individually named in the announcement. Netflix says titles start arriving in December and roll out through mid-2027.
A little more on two of the named titles, from Variety’s reporting: Vitória stars Montenegro as an 80-year-old woman battling to expose a drug racket in Copacabana, and was produced by A Fabrica Brasil, part of Banijay Latin America. Vai Que Cola ran from 2013 to 2026, which explains why Netflix is getting seven seasons in one go.
Release timing
- December 2026: the first Globo titles begin arriving on Netflix, per the companies.
- Through mid-2027: the rest of the 18 titles roll out.
- Exact dates: not yet announced for individual titles.
Some early reports describe the start date differently; Netflix’s own release says the rollout starts in December, so that is the date to trust until title-by-title schedules appear.
What the companies said
Netflix and Globo both framed the agreement as the start of something larger. “We hope this agreement is just the first step in a long partnership between two companies that share the ambition, creative craftsmanship and commitment to take Brazilian culture even further,” said Elisabetta Zenatti, Vice President of Content at Netflix Brazil.
Pedro Garcia, Globo’s Director of Rights, said: “It makes us proud to see interest in Brazilian productions growing across different markets.” He added that combining Globo’s experience “with Netflix’s global scale” is a step toward bringing Brazilian creativity to new audiences.
Why Netflix wants Brazilian content
Variety, which reported the deal as an exclusive, laid out the context:
- Proven global demand. Brazilian titles such as the film Caramelo and the series Rulers of Fortune and Radioactive Emergency have topped Netflix’s global non-English charts in recent periods, Variety reports.
- A huge home market. Variety cites Omdia’s forecast of 63.8 million Netflix subscriptions in Latin America in 2026, rising to 73.7 million by 2031, and notes Brazil is said to have more Netflix subscribers than any country outside the US.
- A box-office name. Globoplay co-produced I’m Still Here, which Variety says grossed $36.5 million worldwide.
Netflix has been reshaping its content strategy all month. It named former Disney TV chief Peter Rice as content boss, as we covered in Netflix’s leadership shake-up, and cut around 1,000 jobs, detailed in our report on Netflix’s biggest layoff round since 2022. Local, country-by-country rights deals are also a recurring theme; Netflix recently won exclusive World Cup 2030 rights in Spain.
The bigger trend: licensing is back
For years, media companies pulled their libraries off Netflix to fuel their own streaming services. That tide is turning. “Licensing spend is growing while original production spend is flat,” Guy Bisson, executive director at Ampere Analysis, told Variety. He argued that content owners “can no longer afford to keep their own content in long windows of exclusivity,” so more titles are re-entering the market and exclusivity windows are shortening.
Globo runs its own service, Globoplay, yet it is licensing marquee titles to the market leader. The split rights structure is telling: I’m Still Here goes to Netflix only in Brazil, while Vitória goes worldwide. Each title is being sold where it earns the most, not under a single blanket deal.
What it means for viewers
- In Brazil: you get the most, including I’m Still Here and seven seasons of Vai Que Cola.
- In the US and Latin America: India – A Love Story arrives, plus Vitória.
- Everywhere else: Vitória is confirmed worldwide; availability of the other titles depends on territory-by-territory licenses Netflix hasn’t detailed yet.
All titles will come dubbed and subtitled in multiple languages, according to Netflix. For international audiences who discovered Brazilian film through I’m Still Here‘s awards run, Vitória may be the most accessible new arrival. Expect Netflix to publish specific dates closer to December.
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