Brazil: The Land and the People

Duration: 18

Year Published: 1985

Creator: Hugh Baddeley Producation

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Explores Brazil's vastness and variety, contrasting large, modern cities with rural areas. Studies the people of Brazil, who are descendants of native Indians, Portuguese, Germans, Spanish, and Central Europeans. Discusses the country's physical geography and examines its industries, including coffee and mahogany. Explains that the government strongly encourages interior migration and highlights the story of a pioneer family who clear land and plant sugar cane. Portuguese version Brasil: O Pais e o Povo [UC0456] also available.