Top 38 Documentaries in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 38 largest documentaries in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. POV (TV series), Yves Saint Laurent (film) and Pina (film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,889,250 people. Across all 38 entries the average audience size is 70,939, and the largest, POV (TV series), reaches around 970,715 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each documentary, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  POV (TV series) |
970,715 | 11.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Yves Saint Laurent (film) |
722,784 | 5.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Pina (film) |
195,751 | 23.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Roadkill (Internet show) |
180,825 | 24.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  FRONTLINE |
171,318 | 2.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Vice (TV series) |
92,995 | 3.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  What the Bleep Do We Know!? |
55,396 | 24.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Walking with Dinosaurs |
47,852 | 4.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Pumping Iron |
37,383 | 3.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Anime club |
29,017 | 1.0% | Documentary | Literature |
| 11 |  The Original Kings of Comedy |
23,973 | 2.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  The Last Waltz |
23,098 | 5.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Frozen Planet |
17,215 | 6.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Oddities (TV series) |
16,055 | 2.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Restrepo (film) |
15,845 | 1.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Earthling |
11,647 | 2.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Bowling for Columbine |
10,340 | 2.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Deadly Women |
9,443 | 2.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Extreme Engineering |
8,770 | 18.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  The Thin Blue Line (1988 film) |
7,383 | 1.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  The Story of Stuff |
6,406 | 4.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Inside Edition |
5,952 | 0.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner |
4,979 | 0.7% | Documentary | Literature |
| 24 |  March of the Penguins |
4,216 | 1.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  The Blue Planet |
3,936 | 1.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Finding Your Roots |
3,911 | 0.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Hail Satan |
3,833 | 3.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Man on Wire |
3,806 | 1.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Miss Representation |
3,119 | 2.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Blue Planet |
3,025 | 0.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  American Experience |
1,221 | 0.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Vegucated |
1,072 | 2.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  A Football Life |
869 | 0.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  The Acting Class |
571 | 2.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Living Proof (film) |
355 | 0.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Seconds From Disaster |
291 | 0.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Living with Wolves |
275 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Light Fantastic (TV series) |
77 | 0.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 38 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each documentary by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest documentary in Brazil?
POV (TV series) currently leads with an estimated audience of 970,715 people in Brazil.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.