Brazil Revealed

Brazil is a vibrant and exhilarating nation. Equal in size to mainland USA, it is not only the largest country in South America but also the most diverse in terms of geography, population and culture. It is home to steaming jungles and dry steppes, pristine beaches and lofty mountain peaks. It sends satellites into space yet, in the remote Amazon jungle, native tribes still practice Stone Age traditions. These contradictions are somehow united by a common language-Portuguese, a common religion-Catholicism, and a common dream-sometime, somehow, Brazil will be a great nation. Brazil will be a new, vibrant country with the most diverse ethnic mix on the planet.ATLAS: Brazil Revealed is the ultimate guide to one of the most fascinating countries in the world. Using the latest HD camera technology coupled with movie-caliber cinematography and effects, this two hour special will capture the very essence of Brazil through the eyes of its people. It will explore the roles that history, geography, culture, religion and the natural environment have played in shaping this unique nation.In the middle, the people. Despite often enormous social and economic difficulties, the Brazilians are a remarkably happy people. Spontaneous, enthusiastic and high spirited, they tend to live for the here and now. These are the stories of nine such Brazilians. Brazilians with nine different backgrounds, nine different lives but who all sum up the essence of this huge country and epitomize its people's natural habit of seizing the moment.Nothing is as real or as important as what they are doing at this precise moment....