

Olinda's Golden Arches
What made Olinda known as the first city in THE WORLD to drive a McDonald’s out of business?
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In the early 2000s, amid the political fervor of the city of Olinda, an unusual clash unfolds in the heart of the most important city in the world. The giant of capitalism, McDonald’s, prepares its arrival. What made Olinda known as the first city in the world to drive a McDonald’s out of business?
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- Portuguese
- capitalism
- cold war
- pernambuco
- urss
- olinda
- cinema pernambucano
- mcdonald's
- comunism
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Premiere15th BlackStar Film Festival8 Aug 2026
- Premiere30th Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival9 Sept 2026
- Premiere35th St. Louis International Film Festival5 Nov 2026
United KingdomGB
- Premiere40th Leeds International Film Festival3 Nov 2026
ArgentinaAR
- Premiere4th FICPBA – Buenos Aires Province International Film Festival4 Sept 2026
BelgiumBE
- Premiere53rd Film Fest Gent10 Oct 2026
BrazilBR
- Premiere27th Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival8 Oct 2025
- PremiereXVI Janela do Recife International Film Festival1 Nov 2025
- Premiere35th Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival30 Mar 2026
- Premiere35th It's All True - International Documentary Film Festival13 Apr 2026
- Premiere30th Cine-PE - Recife Film Festival2 Jun 2026
- Premiere37th Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Film Festival20 Aug 2026
ColombiaCO
- Premiere23rd Bogoshorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival5 Dec 2025
- Premiere28th MIDBO – Bogotá International Documentary Film Festival30 Oct 2026
CubaCU
- Premiere46th Havana Film Festival4 Dec 2025
FranceFR
- Premiere35th Biarritz Latin American Film Festival30 Sept 2026
IndonesiaID
- Premiere12th Minikino - Bali International Short Film Festival11 Oct 2026
ItalyIT
- Premiere22nd Lago Film Fest19 Jul 2026
- Premiere9th Not Film Fest29 Aug 2026
MexicoMX
- Premiere21st Shorts México – Mexico International Short Film Festival9 Sept 2026
PortugalPT
- Premiere23rd IndieLisboa Film Festival5 May 2026
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Olinda's Golden Arches was released on 8 October 2025.
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