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Brazil with Michael Palin

Michael Palin finds out what makes Brazil tick. He meets Prince Joao de Braganza, heir to the defunct Brazilian throne, and visits aircraft manufacturer Embraer.

March 2023
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Michael Palin explores what makes Brazil tick. He journeys to Minas Gerais, the source of Brazil's great mineral wealth, and checks into an infamous 'love hotel'.
Documentary series. Michael Palin crosses Brazil to find out what makes it tick. He starts where modern Brazil was born - the north east.
Series in which Michael Palin crosses Brazil to find out what makes it tick. He visits indigenous tribes, rubber tappers and Henry Ford's ill-fated Fordlandia.
June 2022
1:00:00
Michael Palin looks at the cultural diversity found within Brazil, meeting Prince Joao de Braganza and visiting the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer.
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Michael Palin heads to Minas Gerais to learn about Brazil's wealth of minerals, visiting an old gold mine and hearing how the profits are spent in Rio de Janeiro.
March 2022
1:00:00
Travelling Python Michael Palin visits indigenous people, hears of Henry Ford's attempt to build a rubber plantation in the Amazon and is welcomed into the Wauja tribe.
1:00:00
The well-travelled Michael Palin makes his first ever visit to Brazil, exploring the history of Portuguese explorers and examining the ways slavery shaped the country.
February 2017
Expired
Travelling Python Michael Palin visits indigenous people, hears of Henry Ford's attempt to build a rubber plantation in the Amazon and is welcomed into the Wauja tribe.
Expired
The well-travelled Michael Palin makes his first ever visit to Brazil, exploring the history of Portuguese explorers and examining the ways slavery shaped the country.
Expired
Michael Palin looks at the cultural diversity found within Brazil, meeting Prince Joao de Braganza and visiting the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer.
Expired
Michael Palin heads to Minas Gerais to learn about Brazil's wealth of minerals, visiting an old gold mine and hearing how the profits are spent in Rio de Janeiro.
January 2013
Dan Roan looks at the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
November 2012
Michael finds many surprises as he encounters the rich diversity of Brazil's deep south.
Michael Palin explores Minas Gerais, the source of Brazil's great mineral wealth.
October 2012
Michael Palin visits indigenous tribes and Henry Ford's ill-fated Fordlandia.
Michael's journey starts in the north east, where modern Brazil was born.
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