Developed and commissioned via crowdfunding by Diário do Centro do Mundo, an independent, left-leaning news site, the documentary was directed by Joaquim de Carvalho, a seasoned journalist who has worked for major Brazilian news outlets such as O Estado de S. Paulo and TV Globo. 
Diário do Centro do Mundo ni filamu iliyoandaliwa na kufadhiliwa kwa michango ya watu wengi imeratibiwa na tovuti huru ya habari yenye mrengo wa kushoto na kuongozwa na mwongozaji wa filamu Joaquim de Carvalho, mwandishi wa habari aliyewahi kufanya kazi na mashirika makubwa ya habari nchini Brazil kama vile O Estado de S. Paulo na TV Globo.