Diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia, the journalist Mauricio Kubrusly will have the disease trajectory depicted in the documentary “Kubrusly: Mistério Semper Há de Pintar por Aí”, is scheduled to debut in December on Globoplay.
According to columnist Ancelmo Gois, from the newspaper O Globo, the documentary about Maurício Kubrusly, produced by Globo journalism and directed by Caio Cavechini and Evelyn Kuriki, will be specially screened before the opening of the 11th Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso, scheduled for the day November 22nd.
Known for his iconic reports on the show “Me Leva, Brasil”, on Fantástico, on TV Globo, The journalist currently lives with his wife Beatriz Goulart in Serra Grande, a seaside community near Ilhéus, south of Bahia..
According to family and friends, Maurício Kubrusly's move to Serra Grande contributed to a significant improvement in his Frontotemporal Dementia symptoms. The disease affects certain areas of the brain, causing changes in personality, behavior, speech and memory. “That's good for him. He is calmer now”, said the barber Dó, in an interview with the newspaper Extra.