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Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)
47 min | Documentary

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Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)

47 min | Documentary

At first glance Brazil appears to be an alluring playground of exciting carnivals, sultry samba, divine football and a vibrantly diverse people. But behind this dazzling facade lies a disturbing story of history's largest-ever slave ...See moreAt first glance Brazil appears to be an alluring playground of exciting carnivals, sultry samba, divine football and a vibrantly diverse people. But behind this dazzling facade lies a disturbing story of history's largest-ever slave population. Astonishingly Brazil, a Portuguese colony, received ten-times more African slaves than the numbers transported to North America. This programme looks at those estimated 4 million people with whose blood, sweat and tears Brazil was built. Without them none of Brazil's present-day success and appeal would exist. Using contemporary testimonies, this film takes a hard look at Brazil's dark history through the eyes of those slaves. They lived in squalid conditions on remote plantations or in teeming cities harboring fatal diseases. Most Africans survived only seven years in this 'New World'. Some, however, did survive to create a new culture a fusion of African and European. This new ethnicity permeates and explains the modern Brazilian way of life. This outstanding film, winner of the Houston Film Festival Gold Award, is directed by Phil Grabsky. His film throws light on Brazil's inconvenient history. Written by Cover See less

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Name	Known for
Sean Barrett Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
Joao Jose Reis Self - Historian, University of Bahia Self - Historian, University of Bahia See fewer	Atlântico Negro - Na Rota dos Orixás (1998)
John Hemming Self - Historian - Director of Survival International Self - Historian - Director of Survival International See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Hakim Adi Self - Historian: African and Black British History (as Dr Hakim Adi) Self - Historian: African and Black British History (as Dr Hakim Adi) See fewer	Our Story Our Voice (2007)
Peter Fry Self - Anthropologist, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro Self - Anthropologist, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro See fewer	Lampião da Esquina (2016)
David Birmingham Self - Historian: African Slave Trade Self - Historian: African Slave Trade See fewer	Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)
Cid Teixeira Self - Historian: Brazilian Slavery - Descendant of Slaves Self - Historian: Brazilian Slavery - Descendant of Slaves See fewer	Tenda dos Milagres (1977)
Sylvio Garcez Self - Descendant of Plantation Owner Self - Descendant of Plantation Owner See fewer	Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)
Geraldo Lopes de Lima Self - Former Cajaiba Plantation Worker Self - Former Cajaiba Plantation Worker See fewer	Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)
Marilene Rosa Da Silva Self - Historian, University of Rio de Janeiro - Descendant of Slaves (as Marilene Rosa Nogueira da Silva) Self - Historian, University of Rio de Janeiro - Descendant of Slaves (as Marilene Rosa Nogueira da Silva) See fewer	Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)
Sandra Lauderdale Graham Self - Historian: Brazilian Slave Life Self - Historian: Brazilian Slave Life See fewer	Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)
Osvaldo Navaro Alves Actor Actor See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Angela Bertolini Actress Actress See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Carlos Ceneviva Actor Actor See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Luiz Fila Actor Actor See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Alfredo Carlos Holzmann Actor Actor See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Nicolau Klüppel Actor Actor See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Hitoshi Nakamura Self Self See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Euclides Rovani Actor Actor See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Anive Alcantara Soarez Actress Actress See fewer	A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
Cya Teixeira Actress Actress See fewer	Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2000)

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