80 focus group participants in 2014 and 2,002 survey respondents in 2015.
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview, online survey
Supplementary notes
Ten focus groups of 8 participants each were conducted in October 2014 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. These focus groups also included children aged 9 to 11 years and teenagers from 13 to 16 years old.
For more information about this study's methodology, please refer to .
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Brazil: attitudes on the social influence of violence on TV and movies 2014-2015
The graph shows the results of an investigation carried out in 2014 and 2015 to find out about the impact of gender media representation in Brazil. When presented with the statement 'The violence portrayed in Brazilian movies and TV influence the way people behave in real life', ** percent of respondents affirmed that they agreed.
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Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, & OAK Foundation. (June 29, 2017). Do you agree with the statement 'The violence portrayed in Brazilian movies and TV influence the way people behave in real life'? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/723512/attitudes-social-influence-violence-tv-movies-brazil/
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Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and OAK Foundation. "Do You Agree with The Statement 'the Violence Portrayed in Brazilian Movies and Tv Influence The Way People Behave in Real Life'?." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 29 Jun 2017, /statistics/723512/attitudes-social-influence-violence-tv-movies-brazil/
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Do you agree with the statement 'The violence portrayed in Brazilian movies and TV influence the way people behave in real life'? [Graph], Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, & OAK Foundation, June 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/723512/attitudes-social-influence-violence-tv-movies-brazil/