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Rank
Position in the Top 37, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Brazil. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Brazil, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Brazil. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YYves Saint Laurent (film) | 802k | 5.7% | 35.8 | 59.4% | Documentary |
| 2 | PPOV (TV series) | 518k | 5.5% | 35.5 | 53.7% | Documentary |
| 3 | PPina (film) | 197k | 22.7% | 39.2 | 63.2% | Documentary |
| 4 | FFRONTLINE | 173k | 2.2% | 27.0 | 0.0% | Documentary |
| 5 | VVice (TV series) | 94k | 3.1% | 31.8 | 96.7% | Documentary |
| 6 | WWhat the Bleep Do We Know!? | 55k | 25.3% | 41.9 | 70.8% | Documentary |
| 7 | PPumping Iron | 34k | 3.0% | 38.1 | 43.9% | Documentary |
| 8 | TThe Last Waltz | 25k | 4.9% | 56.9 | 29.3% | Documentary |
| 9 | TThe Original Kings of Comedy | 24k | 2.6% | 40.2 | 58.5% | Documentary |
| 10 | WWalking with Dinosaurs | 23k | 2.5% | 33.8 | 60.0% | Documentary |
| 11 | FFrozen Planet | 16k | 6.4% | 46.3 | 33.4% | Documentary |
| 12 | RRestrepo (film) | 16k | 1.2% | 39.6 | 6.3% | Documentary |
| 13 | RRoadkill (Internet show) | 12k | 2.0% | 31.5 | 36.1% | Documentary |
| 14 | BBowling for Columbine | 9.5k | 1.8% | 36.4 | 51.9% | Documentary |
| 15 | TThe Thin Blue Line (1988 film) | 7.7k | 1.5% | 36.8 | 16.4% | Documentary |
| 16 | TThe Story of Stuff | 6k | 4.8% | 36.4 | 50.3% | Documentary |
| 17 | IInside Edition | 5.8k | 0.4% | 39.3 | 57.2% | Documentary |
| 18 | EEarthling | 5.8k | 1.3% | 22.5 | 15.7% | Documentary |
| 19 | TThe Blue Planet | 3.9k | 1.2% | 40.3 | 69.7% | Documentary |
| 20 | HHail Satan | 3.8k | 3.6% | 24.0 | 44.3% | Documentary |
| 21 | MMan on Wire | 3.8k | 1.1% | 25.9 | 60.7% | Documentary |
| 22 | MMarch of the Penguins | 3.8k | 1.3% | 34.8 | 17.6% | Documentary |
| 23 | FFinding Your Roots | 3.7k | 0.5% | 44.1 | 52.3% | Documentary |
| 24 | MMiss Representation | 3.2k | 2.5% | 36.1 | 56.4% | Documentary |
| 25 | BBlue Planet | 3.1k | 0.7% | 26.6 | 48.7% | Documentary |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular documentaries 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?
Yves Saint Laurent (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 802k people in Brazil.