Discovery Atlas: Brazil Revealed |  | Director: Graham Booth
Actor: Sela Ward
Studio: Discovery Channel
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 20962
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DIS3884DVD
UPC: 014381388428
EAN: 0014381388428
ASIN: B000JRYOLK
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: January 30, 2007
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| • | Discover the world, one person at a time.Discovery Atlas! Discover Brazil through the eyes of its people and explore the surrounding beaches, jungles and landscaping mountains that make this land so vibrant. Witness the roles that history, geography, culture, religion and the natural environment have played in shaping one of the most fascinating countries in the world. From a government worker wh |
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Product Description
Explores Brazil's people and their culture, featuring its ethical diversity, the Amazon and life in S?ao Paulo.
Genre: Documentary
Rating: NR
Release Date: 30-JAN-2007
Media Type: DVD
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 Discovery Atlas, Brazil HD Blue-ray Dvd January 21, 2010
C. mccullough (North Carolina)
Enjoyed immensely. Especially the following of several ordinary peoples lives. Getting to know how they live and what work they do.Customs of their country are enlightening.
If you are a traveller and want to check it out before you make a final decision this is better & faster than reading a book. Great entertainment for any age.
Great dvd February 12, 2009
M. Kae (La Palma, CA)
I purchased this dvd for my "Brasil" collection. I thought it was informative by showing Brazil through the lives of 7 Brazilians and what the Brazilian life is about. They could have improved Sao Paulo, my hometown part, because it only mentioned it is the biggest city of South America but it did not talk about the diversity of its people(Asians, Arabians, Europeans, Africa-Brazilians) and the people's diverse multiracial backgrounds. It also left out some of the regions, such as the central, the Northwest and the Southern part of Brazil(South is like the little Europe & the home of the largest & majestic waterfall on earth called "iguacu", pronouced i-gua-soo) . In my opinion, one important information a foreign country dvd "must" include in the video is its food/cuisine.. too bad this one didn't. The Brazilian cuisine is one of a kind! Over all, I enjoyed this video, its quality overall and the beautiful sceneries/picturesques & also the way the narrator talks about one person's life in one region of Brazil and moves one to another and then goes back to the previous ones and then back & forth. At the end, she concludes all 7 lives. Most of all, I loved Rio de Janeiro, Ouro Preto, and the Amazon scenes... too bad it didn't include Foz do Iguacu (Iguacu Falls)
p.s. Everyone in here says that there is no subtitle in it, but usually, in my experience, this kind of informative videos don't have any subtitles.
it's fun - a little bit tendentious February 2, 2009
Mario Speroni Neto (Itu, SP Brazil)
This is a very well produced documentary about the biggest country in Latin America. I live in Brazil, so I can tell it's a little bit focused on poverty - it seems it's like a synonym to Brazil despite you can find that in most cities nowadays. The are lots of natural wonders this video missed, such as Iguacu Falls, the Pantanal area (brazilian Everglades), wonderful beaches in the northeast, the german/italian background in the south, the several agro and high tech industry cities in the countryside of Sao Paulo State etc. However it is worth watching.
Very Well Done December 29, 2008
bordersj2 (Boston)
I really enjoyed this. And the High-Definition aspect of it really enhanced the viewing experience here. The colors were brought to life and you could get so much more of a feelign for Brasil and the people and the culture.
Basically, the narrators and photographers give you views of Brasil through different people's lives and experiences. There's the aspiring footballer, the aspiring bull-rider and a child attempting to escape the realities of life in a favela through capoeira just to name a few. Through the stories of the individuals, you get to see more of the country and the vastness of the culture and people and traditions that are rooted from so many other countries and cultures. From the gritty and seasoned river-boat trader (and... to be a little cynical, I gathered that not all of those vases were empty or available for straight trade...) you can see the awesome Amazon river. From the pretty young helicopter pilot, you can actually see more than just one's dreams, but another spectrum of life in Brasil, which is that of the slightly upper-class and an opportunity that may not be available to some of the other individuals highlighted. From the beautiful girl on Easter and the colors of her city, you can see different religious beliefs in the country as well. And from the sad story of the boy that seemed to have no way out & devastated by his family, you can see a story that's unfortunately a little too common in Brasil - but thankfully with a more promising outcome.
Not to give too much of their stories away, I really liked that they didn't just focus on the poverty in Brasil but rather tried to give an account of life in Brasil from several different perspectives to paint a much more colorful picture that's certainly reflective of the country in general. There are so many different people with all types of different backgrounds. I do wish they would have shown a bit more of the interior or the pantanal, but there was only so much time. Still, I'd recommend this. The stories are touching and the photography was stunning. Hopefully they will make another one of Brasil as there are just so many more stories to tell, and places to see there.
Best about Brazil November 17, 2008
Oculus Fulvius (New York, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Brazil is a very complex country and full of different angles. It is as big as the US, but very misunderstood... and for some it is even totally unknown.
For the great majority of the world, Brazil is still perceived as the country of Pele (the soccer player), the coffee drinks, a crazy Carnival, bananas everywhere, the pretty ladies, and little else.
Well, this DVD will show you something more than just the ordinary by looking into the ordinary of this land. It will show you another side of the Carnival, another side of soccer, a few characters living with their daily chores, the beauty of nature and the abysmal differences of cultures from north to south.
It is almost complete, for it could not fit in some other geographical areas of the country(like the sunny Northeast and the Europeanish South, for instance). As a matter of fact, it'd need a full collection of many DVDs in order to make someone really understand what this big country seems to be.
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