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HBO Brasil 2021 1 season 6 eps TV-14 Ended

Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past

2021 1 season 6 eps TV-14

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Season 1

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Season 1

61 min

S1 · E1 · Feb 18, 2021

It All Starts in the Northeast Sea Episode 1

The opening episode introduces the history of the road and the socio-political context that led the military to set on the construction of a work that “should be seen from the moon”, even without knowing what the real impact of their actions would be; as well as the environmental and human consequences that continue to this day.

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61 min

S1 · E2 · Feb 18, 2021

From Guerrilla War to Land War Episode 2

Nowadays, entering the Legal Amazon via BR230 is disappointing since there is no forest there anymore. In this episode, we reveal the scars that the Guerrilha do Araguaia and the military repression left in the Bico do Papagaio region in the 1970s, a region that is still plagued by conflicts and remains at the top of the violence rates in Brazil.

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62 min

S1 · E3 · Feb 25, 2021

A New Brazil Dream Episode 3

We learn about the colonization project of the military government in Altamira, the heart of the road that tore the forest with its tractors. There it was recently built the Belo Monte plant, the most controversial project in the region. As we compare both projects, we reflect on these unsustainable development models that ends up destroying the original wealth of the forest.

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62 min

S1 · E4 · Mar 4, 2021

Destruction Vectors Episode 4

We will follow how the road accelerated the main drivers of forest degradation, predatory deforestation, illegal timber sales and mining. Based on the characters presented, the fourth chapter explores key themes for the fate of the Amazon rainforest, shedding light on the predatory actions that continue to be present.

62 min

S1 · E5 · Mar 11, 2021

On the Path of the Indians Episode 5

In this episode we investigate the original men of the “land without men”. The stories of indigenous populations that historically have been in the shadow of major projects. Those who have been thrown off the road.

58 min

S1 · E6 · Mar 18, 2021

The Forest Imposes Itself and the Road is Abandoned Episode 6

The past and the present meet at the end of the road, opening up weaknesses and contradictions. Going through the wildest stretch, the last episode of the series deals with the forest's victory over construction. The idea of progress makes its consequences visible: social disorder and endemic diseases, such as malaria. The final part of the documentary reflects on major development projects in the Amazon and promotes questions about the future of new ventures that intend to domesticate the largest tropical forest in the world.

6 episodes in Season 1

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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.

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Jorge Bodanzky Creator · Fabiano Maciel Creator · Nuno Godolphim Writer

Creator Director Writer

Jorge Bodanzky

Creator Director Writer

Fabiano Maciel

Writer

Nuno Godolphim

Total runtime 6h 6m · Episode length 61 min · Type Miniseries

Show info

Premiered

February 18, 2021

Final episode

March 18, 2021

Status

Ended

Network

HBO Brasil

Country

Brazil

Type

Miniseries

Episode length

61 min

Total runtime

6h 6m

Original language

Portuguese

Production

O

Ocean Films

Production

Brazil

Produced in

Languages

Original title

Transamazônica: Uma Estrada para o Passado

Spoken on screen

Portuguese

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