Jan 20, 2026 6:58am PT Brazilian Media Giant Globo Acquires Exclusive Rights to Leonel Vieira’s Gritty Animal Lottery Thriller ‘The Last Animal’ (EXCLUSIVE) 'The Last Animal' features a large international ensemble led by Portuguese star Joaquim de Almeida and chronicles the ins and outs of one of Brazil's jogo do bicho, one of the world's largest illegal lotteries. By Rafa Sales Ross Plus Icon Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Latest Renowned Brazilian Telenovela Writer Aguinaldo Silva Bets on Melodrama in Return to Primetime With Hit Globo Teenage Pregnancy Drama ‘Three Graces’ 1 day ago ‘Shorta’ Director Anders Ølholm on Casting ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Pilou Asbæk as a Corrupt Cop in Amazon’s First Danish Original ‘Snake Killer’ 4 days ago Alpha Violet Boards Fernanda Tovar’s ‘Sad Girlz’ Ahead of Berlin World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) 5 days ago See All The Last Animal Courtesy of Volf Entertainment Brazil’s media giant, the Globo group, has acquired the exclusive rights to Leonel Vieira’s “The Last Animal” (“O Último Animal”). The thriller, which premiered at the prestigious Gramado Film Festival in 2023, chronicles the intricacies of one of the world’s biggest illegal lotteries: Brazil’s underground jogo do bicho, or animal lottery, in literal translation.
