Black in Latin America, Ep. 03 Brazil: A Racial Paradise?
Ricardo Pollack | Documentary, Series
2011 | 60 minutes | United States
In Brazil, Professor Gates goes behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.
Synopsis
In Brazil, Professor Gates goes behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.
Series Description
Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. travels to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet.
Citation
Main credits
Pollack, Ricardo (film director)
Pollack, Ricardo (film producer)
Gates, Henry Louis (host)
Gates, Henry Louis (screenwriter)
Other credits
Camera, Graham Smith; editor, Joe Carey; music, Miguel d'Oliveira.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Afro-Latin Studies
Anthropology
History
Latin American Studies
Migration Studies
Race + Ethnicity
Religion + Spirituality
Sociology
South America
Keywords
Clips
DIRECTOR: Ricardo Pollack
NATIONALITY: United States
YEAR: 2011
GENRE: Documentary, Series
LANGUAGE: English
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Upper Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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