Brazilian Trilogy (3 Parts)

Synopsis
Series examining the political, economic and cultural problems facing the people of the Brazilian Amazon.
Series
Under the Sun, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 3 x 50 min.
Year of production
1990
Availability
Sale; 1997 sale: £250.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 from 17 May 1990.
Subjects
Anthropology; Development studies
Keywords
Amazon river; Brazil; Kayapo; Mehinacu; Yanomami

Credits

Producer
John-Paul Davidson; Philippa Walker
Contributor
Chris Curling

Sections

Title
Feathered arrows
Synopsis
1 (producer John-Paul Davidson): Looks at the Mehinaku people of the Xingu National Park in central Brazil, exploring some of the ways, often through myth and ritual, in which they deal with human aggression. The spectacle of rituals in which the tribes h

Title
After the gold rush
Synopsis
2 (producer Philippa Walker): The story of the millions of white fortune-hunters who flooded into Amazonia in the 1970s. They came in response to government promises of land which were not kept, and many subsequently became gold prospectors. As the miners

Title
Fight for the forest
Synopsis
3 (producer John-Paul Davidson): Follows pop star Sting, Trudie Styler, and Anita Roddick in their attempts to provide the Kayapo and the Yanomami Indians with adequate medical aid, land rights and fair prices for forest products.

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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