For Luiz Zanin, the miniseries was about Brazil and the thwarted ideal of a multi-ethnic, sensual and carefree nation. “An elegant delicacy served up to the public, and which will leave it wanting more". Critic Carlos Alberto de Mattos wrote that what was seen in The Brothers (Dois Irmãos) “was not a realistic reflection, but an exuberant image, a mythical saga, a work of art”. In February 2017, Luiz Fernando Carvalho left the Globo Network (Rede Globo) after 30 years of working for the TV station. In 2017, the director received the APCA Award for "Two Brothers (Dois Irmãos)", the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela Nomination for "Old River (Velho Chico)" and the Bravo Award (Prêmio Bravo) for Artist of the Year, for his trajectory and esthetic renovation on television with "Old River (Velho Chico)" and "Two Brothers (Dois Irmãos)" and the 15th anniversary of the film "To the Left of The Father (Lavoura Arcaica)". For the centennial of the birth of Clarice Lispector, in 2020, Carvalho is releasing a film adaptation based on the homonymous novel by the brazilian author. Is the second feature film by the filmmaker after the award-winning To the Left of the Father (Portuguese: Lavoura Arcaica) (2001), also a cinematographic version of a classic of Brazilian literature. It was during the editing of "Lavoura Arcaica" that Luiz Fernando Carvalho had contact with G.H. - central novel of Clarice Lispector's work. The movie was entirely filmed in a penthouse of the neighbourhood of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, and presents Maria Fernanda Candido as the main character, G.H. He was married to the artist Sandra Burgos, with whom he has one son, Théo Burgos Carvalho. He was married to the actress Tereza Seiblitz, with whom he has one son, Vittório, born June 8, 2001. He was married to the actress Letícia Persiles, with whom he has one son, Ariel. The following books written by Luiz Fernando Carvalho are references for this article. For the complete list of books about the director, see Luiz Fernando Carvalho Bibliography