Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past
5
Length61 mins
LanguagePortuguese
Release Date2021
StatusEnded
Documentary
Synopsis
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.