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Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past

Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past

Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past

2021 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Documentary

The Transamazon highway was a gigantic saga, the greatest example of the pharaonic works of the Brazilian military government. But the road that would promote national integration was best known for linking the famine of the Northeast with the misery of the Amazon. This haunting docuseries follows the story of the construction of this highway and its morbid consequences.

The Transamazon highway was a gigantic saga, the greatest example of the pharaonic works of the Brazilian military government. But the road that would promote national integration was best known for linking the famine of the Northeast with the misery of the Amazon. This haunting docuseries follows the story of the construction of this highway and its morbid consequences.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

It All Starts in the Northeast Sea

The opening episode introduces the history of the road and the socio-political context that led the military to set on t

EP 2

From Guerrilla War to Land War

Nowadays, entering the Legal Amazon via BR230 is disappointing since there is no forest there anymore. In this episode,

EP 3

A New Brazil Dream

We learn about the colonization project of the military government in Altamira, the heart of the road that tore the fore

EP 4

Destruction Vectors

We will follow how the road accelerated the main drivers of forest degradation, predatory deforestation, illegal timber

EP 5

On the Path of the Indians

In this episode we investigate the original men of the “land without men”. The stories of indigenous populations tha

EP 6

The Forest Imposes Itself and the Road is Abandoned

The past and the present meet at the end of the road, opening up weaknesses and contradictions. Going through the wildes

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