Movie "Turistas" Upsetting to Viewers and Brazilians

"Turistas": We're betting someone leaves his heart in Brazil (Seattle Times): Review of this "gory little exploitation shocker spun from the urban legend about tourists in foreign countries who become organ donors."

Brazil lauds critics for trashing film (tvnz): "Brazil's state tourism body applauded US film critics on Tuesday for trashing a horror movie in which tourists get slaughtered in the country and said it was taking measures to offset any damage to its image abroad.

Some Brazilian media went into a frenzy over Turistas, quoting disgusted Brazilian viewers who went to see it in the United States where it hit the screens on Friday.

Last year Brazil received 5.3 million visitors and they spent more than $3.6 billion in the country."

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