Brazil with Michael Palin - Season 1 Episode 2 Into Amazonia
The Python star continues his first visit to Brazil by travelling by river from the northern border with Venezuela to the capital of Brasilia. Along the way he visits indigenous tribe the Yanomami, learning about the threat to their hunter-gatherer way of life, before watching a rehearsal by the Amazon Philharmonic Orchestra and searching for the remains of Henry Ford's unsuccessful attempt to build a vast rubber plantation in the middle of the rainforest. In Belem, music producer Priscilla explains why Amazonian women are such powerful forces, then he moves southwards, meeting rock star and political activist Dinho Ouro Preto, who believes that despite its social and environmental problems, the country is on the brink of becoming a superpower.
Year: 2012
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, Brazil
Studio: BBC One
Director:
Cast: Michael Palin
First Air Date: Oct 24, 2012
Last Air date: Nov 14, 2012
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 12.00 users
Popularity: 1.1285
Language: English
Season
Season 1
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