Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past — Season 1, Episode 3: A New Brazil Dream
Documentary • 61 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past
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.