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Brazil: Shadows on the Street

Synopsis
Focuses on Brazilian street children and the Candelária massacre of July 1993 in which seven street children and a youth were gunned down outside Candelária church in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Follows the fortunes of some of the child survivors and witnesses against a backdrop of an increasingly violent Rio de Janeiro and its social divide.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.
Year of production
1995
Availability
Sale; 1999 sale: £6.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on C4 on 29/7/96.
Subjects
Politics & government
Keywords
Brazil; human rights; street children

Credits

Producer
Darren Bender

Production Company

Name

Optomen Television

Distributor

Name

Amnesty International United Kingdom

Email
info@amnesty.org.uk
Web
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/action/tan/videos.shtml External site opens in new window
Phone
01788 545553
Address
PO Box 4
Rugby
Warks
CV21 1RU

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