Brazil with Michael Palin

Name: Brazil with Michael Palin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-10-24
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Michael Palin

Overview

Brazil with Michael Palin is a travel documentary series by Michael Palin consisting of four episodes. Palin, had never been to Brazil which, in the 21st century, has become a global player with a booming economy bringing massive social changes to this once-sleeping giant which, as the fifth largest country, is as big as some continents.

Episodes

S01E01 Out of Africa

October 24, 2012 7.0 60 min

Michael starts in the north east of Brazil where Europeans first settled and grew rich on slave labour. In Sao Luis, European and African religious rituals come together in typically Brazilian celebrations. Michael also visits...

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S01E02 Into Amazonia

October 31, 2012 8.0 60 min

The Python star continues his first visit to Brazil by travelling by river from the northern border with Venezuela to the capital of Brasilia. Along the way he visits indigenous tribe the Yanomami, learning about...

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S01E03 The Road To Rio

November 7, 2012 8.0 60 min

In the third part of his Brazilian odyssey, Michael Palin visits the source of Brazil's great mineral wealth and then travels to one of the world's greatest cities to see how this new-found wealth is...

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S01E04 The Deep South

November 14, 2012 8.0 60 min

In the final episode of his travels through Brazil, Michael Palin finds many surprises as he encounters the rich diversity of the more European and Asian cultures that have created a new melting pot in...

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