Discovery Atlas HD 720 - Brazil Revealed (10/10)

The best documentary about modern Brazil available.
As you can expect, it covers the most common clichés about Brazil (Amazon, carnival, soccer, beaches and shanti towns), but does that in an almost unbiased way.

The documentary focuses on what is probably most appealing for foreigners and unfortunately leaves out the common people in Brazilian large cities where most of the population lives, the beaultiful northeastern coast and the rich european heritage of southern Brazil, but gives a good general idea of how some average Joes live, which is great.

This documentary is great for anyone wanting to know a little bit more about how Brazilians live.

Just be warned that if you plan to visit Brazil anytime soon, you'll probably be a little disappointed by not seeing most of the stuff shown here unless you really look for them.
Mostly because Brazil is huge and very different from place to place and secondly because the documentary is more concerned about what is pitoresque than with what is common.

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[anshuhunk]

Brazil is such an amazing country...I wish I was born in Brazil :)

[athleticandre26]

This was a really great film! One of the best I've seen on Brazil. I dream of going there one day...Seeing the ref at the end was funny, too! Obrigado, Discovery!

[brunoglauzer]

and i want to be american ( of north ) because everything here is expansive because of the taxes etc, can be a good country by natural beautiful and come here sometimes for travel but i wish was born in other country

[theshark2005]

Thats why I love BRAZIL!!! I WISH I WAS BRAZILIAN!!! BUT i might be American by Nationality but I will always BE BRAZILIAN IN HEART!!! THis country is truly unbelievable!!!

[Japhy78]

@ziguirayou well maybe.. i don't know..I was born and raised in a rich neighboorhood of sao paulo where i hardly saw people caring about national culture, honetly i think brazilian elite does't give a damn to Brazil, that's the reason of some our problems. Sailing that boat or living in slums is a result of poverty, i totaly agree with, about this. Brazil is rich but brazilians mostly are poor, well this is such a long discussion...Where are you from? Vc é brasileiro, de onde?

[ziguirayou]

@Japhy78 You have a good point, but this part where you propose the theory that poor people equals culture while rich people equals gringos, just doesn't make much sense.

Sailing a crappy ass boat is not culture, people do that out of necessity, the same goes for living in slums or taking care of cattle for a landowner.

Most Brazilians may not realize that, but the life in southern Brazil is nothing like in "Gringoland" at all. The culture is still preserved even on richer communities.

[Japhy78]

@digoboyzon maybe because the most part of brazilians are still poor, and poor people today are the ones who keep alive our cultural traditions unfortunally rich people in our coutry want to live like gringos. Well. imporving the economic conditions of our population and keeping our culture alive are both a challenge that sure we will win. The foreigners want to know something different , they don't wanna see big avenues, buildings and malls because they have this in every little town.

[Patrickabreu1]

Very beautifull. Thank you Discovery!!!

[MrAlexdesousa]

Very nice !!!

[MrSufnudla]

grande Brazil - amo te muito