Slave Nation - Brazil

August 2005
It's been over a century since Brazil officially abandoned slavery. But tens of thousands of impoverished workers are still being enslaved.

Every year, some 50,000 slaves turn an area of the Amazon the size of Switzerland into a wasteland. Brazil's labour laws count for little in a country where the landowners are omnipotent "There's a culture of impunity," laments judge Leah Sarmento. "There are very rich and powerful people who expect to be able to buy anyone." She's received several death threats for prosecuting slave traders. "When the workers run up bills they can't pay, the Gatos, or labour foreman, come in and pay the bills. From that point on, he owns them," states anti slavery campaigner Henri des Rozier. But landowners deny that slavery exists and claim the allegations are invented by state subsidised European farmers.

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[Tekid0x]

I am Brazilian and I feel anger and sadness seeing tourists saying that Brazil is a horrible place and things like that ... there is no perfect country in the world, and almost all of you only see the worst side of Brazil, which is not the only one :)

[radiovaral2]

On the other hand, Great Britain is not the most perfect country in the world. Why don´t you make a documentary about unemployment and riots in London?

[cuthroat30]

I AM NOT THE ONE TO TALK ABOUT BRAZIL IAM NOT FROM THERE NEVER BEEN THERE BUT THE WOMEN OH MY GOD  SOME OF THE BADDEST I EVER SEEN

[gabsrosa]

Trues of Brazil : 1° - The most part of us are WHITE! 2° - We are the 6°th richer country of the world (most than United Kingdon) 3° São Paulo is bigger than New York.

[gabsrosa]

@Spazur OH! WHAT DID YOU SAID??? We are the 6th most rich country of the world! we have the biggest city of America! and our money is the most valorized of the world.

other thing, USA depends on Brazil in food products.

so if you dont know what the fuck are you saying, its easy, DONT SPEAK.