Brazil: The Rude Awakening

Duration: 54 min.

Year Published: 1962

Creator: MCGH

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Analyzes the causes and possible consequences of the quickening social unrest in what was once the most stable Latin American country. Sequences filmed in the poverty-stricken Northeast states show the feudal conditions under which millions of Brazilia peasants live and labor. , Analysis of the cause and possible consequences of the political and social unrest of Brazil. The contrast between the feudal conditions of the northeast states and some of the modern prosperous cities. Interview with Brazil's political and student leaders.

Complete Record: , Discusses the political and economic situation in Brazil preceding the resignation of President Janio Quadros in August 1961. Describes the debt resulting from the development of Brasilia, the widespread inflation, the wealthy in the south and the poor of the northeast, and the influence of Castro and communism. The new President Joao Goulart and Prime Minister Tancredo Neves talk about the new parliamentary system in Brazil. Includes views of São Paulo, Rio de Janiero, and Brasilia. , Analysis of the cause and possible consequences of the political and social unrest of Brazil. The contrast between the feudal conditions of the northeast states and some of the modern prosperous cities. Interview with Brazil's political and student leaders.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.