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(B 01.1) O Cine Mebembe -- O Cine Descobre o Brasil  VHS (Buriti Filmes) A couple of fimmakers on a journey to the interior of Brazil, screening short films to different audiences in public squares. From the south of Bahia to distant edges of the Amazon, they discover a country of people that go to the movies and see themselves on a big screen for the first time at the dawn of the 21st century. Portuguese with English subtitltes . 56 min. 1998 

(B 02.1) Ilé Aiyé: the House of Life  VHS (PBS Alive From Off Center) Documentary directed by David Byrne. Investigates one of the greatest contributions made by Africans to Luso-Brazilian culture: their native animist religion. Brought to Brazil by West African slaves, the candomble ceremony is a raucous celebration of this supernatural faith, which incorporates spiritualism, ancestor worship and Christian mythology into a unique and musical devotion. 52 min. US/1988. 

(B 02.2) Joao Pessoa, Brazil  VHS (Maryknoll World Productions) A Tanzanian Maryknoll sister rediscovers her own roots among Afro-Brazilian poor women, as she works with the descendants of former slaves who fight for survival living near the city dump, and battle for land rights in the countryside. (Episode 12 of The Field Afar Series, narrated by Steve Allen.) This material may contain references to religious activities. Please review and use at your discretion. Study guide and educator notes . 26 min. 2000 

(B 02.3) Sarava Meu Pai: Brazil's African Legacy VHS. This video investigates the impact of African culture on Brazil. From the earliest days of Portuguese colonization and the slave trade that brought West Africans to this hemisphere, Africans have managed to maintain much of their culture through music, dance and religion. Shows the centrality of West African religion to the afro-Brazilian experience, and how its ability to adapt to changing environments has been a source of strength for its devotees. 27 minutes

(B 04.1) Canudos Revisited  VHS (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Center for Latin America) Directed by Robert M. Levine, this video recounts the life of Antonio Conselheiro, the religious mystic who wandered through the Northeastern backlands of Brazil for twenty years rebuilding churches and cemeteries. It offers a new interpretation of the late nineteenth century Canudos War in Brazil. Included in this video are archival photographs as well as modern visuals of rural Brazil. 22 minutes. US/1990. 

(B 04.2) Chico Mendes: Voice of the Amazon  VHS (TBS) This documentary focuses on one of the leaders of the struggle for preservation of the Amazon rainforest, environmentalist Chico Mendes, who was killed during his activist campaign to save it from exploitation by industrialists and large landowners. 60 min. 

(B 04.3) Bananas is My Business (Fox/Lorber) Directed by Helena Solberg. The intimate saga of Carmen Miranda, the ''Brazilian Bombshell" who captured the world's heart and imagination. The lasting image of Latin American women she created is both a celebration of her many talents and a result of demeaning manipulation by Hollywood.  English and Portuguese with English subtitles. 90 min. NOT RATED. 1996

(B 06.1-4) Decade of Destruction  (PBS Frontline) Four-part series that takes a look at the problems surrounding industrial and agricultural expansion in the Amazon River basin of Brazil. US/1990. Each part is 60 min.

(B 06.1) Tape 1. "In the Ashes of the Forest" shows environmentalist Jose Lutzenberger campaigning against practices causing deforestation as landless Brazilians clear tropical forests to plant their crops. 

(B 06.2) Tape 2. "Killing for Land" examines the issues of land use and development through the story of a group of squatters, whose struggle for land ownership often has life or death consequences.

(B 06.3) Tape 3. "Mountains of Gold" , a Brazilian prospector named Jeova evades mining corporation security to take gold illegally. 

(B 06.4) Tape 4. "The Killing of Chico Mendes" , chronicles the struggle of environmentalist Chico Mendes, who died defending the Brazilian forest from exploitation. 

(B 06.5) Brazil: Emerging Power (VHS) PBS. Brazil: Emerging Power talks about production, technology, natural resources, diversity and market forces in Brazil.It discusses the challenges of merging the informal sector into the formal economy to broaden the tax base and improve services.Discusses innovated program in Curibita that has attempted to overcome these shortcomings and has improved many aspects of urban life, including implementing transportation and recycling programs.English.55 minutes.

(B06.6) The Debt Game:Who Owes Whom  (VHS) Latin American Video Archives. "The Debt Game" examines the problem of the external debt of many Latin American countries, from a Third World perspective.  It offers an historical treatment of the emergence and persistence of Latin America's chronic indebtedness to the First World.From Spain's plunder in the sixteenth century to the post-colonial British loans, austerity conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), oil price shocks and floating interest rates of the 1970s and 1980s, Latin America has been a net loser in the game of international trade and finance. 27 minutes. 1991.

(B 08.1) At Play in the Fields of the Lord  (Saul Zaentz Company, MCA/Universal) Directed by Hector Babenco. A cautionary epic adventure filmed on location in the rainforest jungles of Brazil. This exquisitely photographed drama about tests of faith and cultural interference puts the fate of an entire native Indian tribe in the hands of a few American missionaries. 186 min. US, 1991. 

(B 08.2) Black Orpheus (Lopert films, Inc.) Director Marcel Camus' quintessential love story based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is set against the vivid backdrop of carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus, the streetcar conductor, falls hopelessly in love with Eurydice; winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes as well as an Oscar for Best Film. Portuguese w/Eng. subtitles . 103 min. France/Italy 1959. 

(B 08.3) Central Station (Columbia Tristar) Two unlikely characters cross paths in Rio de Janeiro's bustling Central Station and become inextricably linked. When a young boy witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely retired schoolteacher reluctantly takes him under her wing. Initially distrustful of each other, the two form an uncommon bond as they venture from the city to Brazil's barren and remote northeast region in search of the boy's father. Some violence and adult themes. Portuguese with English subtitles . 106 min. 1998.

(B 08.4) Quilombo (New Yorker Video) Directed by Carlos Diegues,  this historical saga is a stirring fusion of folklore, political impact, and dynamic storytelling, realized in vibrant tropical colors and set to the pulsing beat of Gilberto Gil's rhythmic score. The story derives from fact: in 17th century Brazil, groups of runaway black slaves escaped to mountainous jungle strongholds where they formed self-governing communities known as Quilombos. Portuguese with English subtitles . 114 min. Brazil/ 1984 

(B 08.5) Vidas Secas  VHS (Literaturea Latinoamericana en Cine) - Film) of the Brazilian novel by Graciliano Ramos. Chronicle of a poor family's migration and search for land during the devastating drought of 1940-42 in the Northeastern region of Brazil. In Portuguese 105 min.

(B 08.6) Behind the Sun  DVD (An Arther Cohn Production)Golden Globe Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Behind the Sun is a critically acclaimed story about love, loyalty and the choice a son must make between honoring his family and following his heart.In the brutal Brazilian badlands of 1910, two families are locked in a bloody, generations-old feud.In one family, the oldest remaining son-distressed by the prospect of death and encouraged by his younger brother-begins to question the cycle of violence.Then, a beautiful young woman crosses his path and opens his eyes to life outside his culture's rigid code of honor.Stunningly photographed and exquisitely told, this outstanding motion picture masterpiece will transport you to a vastly different place and time. a place somewhere behind the sun! Portuguese with English subtitles. Rated PG-13.92 minutes.

(B 08.7) Midnight  (Part of the film series "2000 Seen By.") DVD (Fox Lorber Films) Refusing to spend the last day of the 20 th century in prison, João (Luis Carlos Vasconcellos) agrees to murder his best friend in return for his freedom.Out of desperation, Maria (Fenanda Torres), a beautiful young speech therapist looks to end her life after being abandoned by the man she loves.The two meet on the rooftop of a building overlooking Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach. As the new millennium approaches and fireworks ignite around them, João and Maria make a commitment to reclaim their hope and begin a new life. Portuguese with English subtitles.Not rated.72 minutes.1998.

(B 08.8) Foreign Land DVD (Videofilmes/Animatógrafo) After the unexpected death of his mother, Paco (Fernando Alves Pinto), an inspiring actor from Sao Paulo, longs to leave his native Brazil.Tired of living in squalor, he accepts a "delivery job" from a shady antique dealer and travels to Lisbon carrying a violin filled with uncut diamonds.But when the exchange goes bad, he finds himself on the run from an underworld thug and in the arms of Alex (Fernanda Torres), a beautiful woman caught up in the Portuguese black-market.Portuguese with English Subtitles.Not rated.100 minutes.1995.

(B 08.9) How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman VHS (New Yorker Video)  This delicious black comedy, set in the jungles of Brazil, tells the story of a French explorer who tries in vain to be accepted by the tribe of cannibals who has captured him. The tribe treats its prisoner better than you might think. They give him food, his own hut-even a wife. The Frenchman strives to learn the ways of the tribe, hoping to figure out a way to avoid his prescribed fate of being the main course of a ceremonial tribal dinner. Ultimately, despite coaching and encouragement from his young Indian bride, the Frenchman is  integrated into the tribe only by being eaten.A classic example of  Brazilian Cinema Novo, How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman tells a  uniquely tongue-in-cheek version of what happened when the 
Europeans "discovered" America .In  Tupinamba (native language) with subtitles .  80 minutes.1995.

(B 08.10) Bossa Nova DVD (A Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto Production in association with Globo Films) Love flows like music in this romantic comedy set in beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bossa Nova weaves together three overlapping triangles: Mary Ann, a widowed American schoolteacher who has given up on ever finding love again; Pedro, a suave attorney dealing with a separation from his wife; and Tania, (the wife) who may want him back.Then there's Roverto, Pedro's why brother, who works for their father in his tailor shop; Acácio, a handsome soccer champ soon to be transplanted to England; Sharon, a feisty law intern; and lastly, the hopeful Nadine, a young bohemian who things she's found the man of her dreams on the internet.With gorgeous locales and heartfelt performances from Oscar nominated Amy Irving (Best Supporting Actress, Yentl, 1983) and a cast of Brazilian favorites, Bossa Nova will whisk you away with a refreshing look at the complexities of love.In English and Portuguese with subtitles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.95 minutes.2000.

(B 08.11) Tieta of Agreste DVD (Skylight Cinema/Serene Productions) Tieta is a country girl returning to her native village after an absence of 26 years.At 17, her elder sister Perpétua denounced Tieta's sexual indiscretions and she was thrown out of the house.Tieta returns triumphantly as the rich and powerful widow of a São Paulo industrialist.Tieta arrives accompanied by Leonora, a beautiful but sad girl whom she introduces as her stepdaughter.Tieta and Leonora's presence inspires an upheaval in the life of Sant'Ana.Ascânio, the Town Hall's secretary tries to persuade Tieta to help bring electricity to the village. Leonora and Acsânio become involved in a platonic romance while Tieta embarkes on a torrid relationship with Ricardo, her nephew from the seminary.Tieta soon becomes the village's major benefactor but the peace and quiet is shaken by the arrival of representatives from Embrâtonio S.A. who intend to construct a highly polluting titanium dioxide plant in Sant'Ana. In the midst of all the uproar, the darkest secret of Tieta's life is revealed and she is forced to leave the village once again.Portuguese with English subtitles.Not rated.115 minutes.1996.

(B 08.12) Pixote DVD(Unifilm/Embrafilme)Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for "Peewee") is one of three million homeless children in Brazil.Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates.With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime.Portuguese with Optional English Subtitles.127 minutes.1981.

(B 08.13) Four Days in September VHS (Pandora) This captivating thriller-based on extraordinary true-life events-was honored with an Academy Award nomination!Political terrorists, in a desperate bid to focus the world's attention on their fight for freedom, kidnap an American Ambassador (Alan Arkin).Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance.helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate. and his fear of the captors themselves!Acclaimed by critis as one of the year's best films, Four Days in September is an explosively charged motion picture that delivers edge-of-your-seat excitement!Portuguese with English subtitles. 107 minutes.Rated R.1997.

(B 08.14) Os Matadores VHS (Casa de Produção de Filme e Video) "Os Matadores" é uma viagem pelo mundo dos pistoleiros de aluguel.Em um bar na fronteira Brasil-Paraguai, um homem está para ser eliminado.Enquanto jogam conversa fora à espera do defunto encomendado, dois "matadores", Tonhino (Murilo Benício) e Alfredão (Wolney de Assis) revelam uma história em que é difícil encontrar culpados e inocentes.Presente e passado se misturam em torno da morte de Múcio (Chico Diaz), o pistoleiro mais competente da região, mostrando que matar ou morrer é uma fonteira fácil de se atravessar.Um chefe (Andriano Stuart), uma bela mulher (Maria Padilha), um serviço a ser feito.O filme "Os Matadores", de Beto Brant, testa os limites de amizade, do medo e da traição.Quem traiu? Você vai ter que adivinhar.Mas cuidado: quem sabe demais pode entrar pelo cano.Rated for ages 12 and up.90 minutes.1998.

(B 08.15) Guerra de Canudos VHS (Morena Filmes)Roberto Bomtempo e mais de cinco mis figurantes formam o impressionante elenco reunido neste épico espectacular, que recria a fundação e destruição do Arraial de Canudos, no sertão da Bahia, cem anos atrás.O diretor Sergio Rezende narra os acontecimentos através do drama de uma família sertaneja.Os pais, Zé Lucena (Betti) e Penha (Marieta Severo), entusiasmam-se com as palavras de Antonio Conselheiro (José Wilker) e resolvem acompanhá-lo.A filha mais velha, Luiza (Claudia Abreu), rebela-se e foge de casa.Anos depois, em plena Guerra, casada com um soldado (Tuca Andrada), mas atraída por um jovem official (Selton Mello), Luiza vai tentar salvar sua família, quando a Exército decide acabar de vez com a cidade de Conselheiro.187 minutes. 1997.

(B 08.16) Kuarup  VHS (Grapho Produções Artísticas Ltda.)Padre Nando está em crise porque não consegue conter seus instintos sexuais. Seu confito fica ainda maior quando Don Anselmo (Dionísio Azevedo) o designa a participar das missões do Xingu, pois Nando (Taumaturgo Ferreira) teme que as índias nuas o levem à tentação.Porém ele é reconfortado por uma reporter inglesa (Maitê Proença) com quem acaba tendo una relação sexual.Dias depois, Nando vai ao Rio de Janeiro e reúne-se com as autoridades que estão criando o Parque Nacional do Xingu.Lá ele descobre que a verdadeira intenção é garantir o controle político da região.Assim, Nando viaja ao Xingu, chegando a tempo de participar do Kuarup, a cerimônia indígena que retrata a criação dos Homens.Durante a celebração, ocorre o suicidio de Getúlio Vargas, piorando aindo mais a situação política.De volta a Recife, Nando descobre que Don Anselmo foi assassinado por um amigo seu.Sentindo-se culpado, ele abandona o sacerdócio e retorna ao Xingu onde abraça de vez a causa indígena.Tempos depois, em Recife, Nando se une aos componeses contra o regime militar e acaba sendo preso e torturado.Mas isto só aumenta sua vontade de lutar pela liberdade.Num dos filmes brasileiros de maior repercussão internacional, o diretor Ruy Guerra (de "Erendira e "Os Fuzis") faz uma análise da História do Brasil no período de 1930 ao golpe militar de '64.Baseado no romance "Quarup", uma das obras mais importantes da literature brasileria contemporânea.Portuguese.199 minutes.1998.

(B 08.17) Xica da Silva VHS(Globo)A extraorinária trajetória da sensual escrava negra em 1750 que seduz o governador, torna-se a "primeira dama" de Diamantina e vira a corte de pernas pro ar!Portuguese.107 minutes.

(B 08.18) Amor Bandido VHS (Producoes Cinematograficas)Amor Bandido is the turbulent story of crime and doomed romance set in the   tawdry underworld of Rio.Someone is robbing and murdering the cab drivers of the city, and the chief of detectives on the case can do nothing to stop it.Meanwhile, he frequents the local Copacabana strip-joint where his estranged, prostitute daughter works, in the hopes of mending their relationship.The drama mounts when his worlds become inextricably linked.The daughter, played by the sultry Cristina Ache, is torn between defiance of her father and loyalty to her lover and is forced to make decisions that bring this tense, passionate film to a conclusion that would to Bonnie and Clyde proud.For extremely mature audiences.90 minutes. 1981.

(B 08.19) The Mission. VHS(Warner Bros)In 18 th Century Brazil, Father Gabriel sets up a mission deep in the Brazilian jungle to teach Christianity to the natives.Gabriel's mission is a success, and he succeeds in creating a strong bond with the native tribes.Meanwhile, the rest of Brazil is in turmoil, with the advancement of the Portuguese colonists, the installment of a slave-based economy, and political and economic pressures from Portugal.Among the Portuguese settlers is a trader named Mendoza, a slaver who kills his brother in a fit of rage.Suicidal from remorse, Mendoza comes under the care of Father Gabriel.Mendoza begins to work at the mission with the natives, and becomes a priest under F. Gabriel's guidance.Under pressure, the Church cedes Father Gabriel's mission land to the Portuguese state and begins an effort to enslave the mission's indigenous.Mendoza breaks his priestly vows in order to organize the natives to fight against enslavement by the Portuguese. 126 minutes. 1986.

(B 08.20) Bye, Bye Brazil VHS (Luis Carlos Barreto) Filmed on location, a small carnival side-show travels the back-roads of Brazil to bring entertainment to small towns: the Strong Man, the Magician, the Exotic dancer.The group has ignored modernity until the television becomes their final nemesis.This film is energetic, entertaining, and full of allegorical references of the developing world facing modernity.one bump, lurch, and magical illusion at a time. Portuguese with English Subtitles. 98 minutes.1980.

(B 08.21) Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brazil DVD (Elimar Produções)Espanha, 1785 - Carlota Joaquina (Marieta Severo) uma infanta que foi promitida para D. João VI, aos 10 anos de idade recebe o retrato do seu futuro esposo e é obrigada a a partir para Portugal levando consigo, somente sua herança familiar.Chegando em seu novo país, Carlota sofre ema grande decepção ao encontrar seu "prometido". gerando muitas brigas, infidelidades e. muitos filhos.Com a morte de D. José, herdeiro do trono português e a declarada indanidade de Maria I, Carlota Joaquina e D. João VI herdam a coroa portuguesa.Porém, assustados com a Revolução Francesa e a aproximação do exército de Nalopeão, resolvem fugir para sua colônia: o Brazil."CARLOTA JOAQUINA" é uma produção esmerada que retrata a história do Brasil com requintes de época, sob a direção de Carla Camurati, uma ótima revelação do cinema brasileiro. Portuguese with optional subtitles .100 minutes.1994.

(B 08.22) Bicho de Sete Cabeças DVD (Lais Bodanzky, Buriti Filmes)Como todo adolescente, Neto (Rodribgo Santoro) gosta de desafiar o perigo e comete pequenas rebeldias incompreendidas pelos pais, como pichar os muros da didade com os amigos, usar brinco e fumar um baseado de vez em quando.Nada demais.Mas seus pais (Othon Bastos e Cássia Kiss) levam as experiências de Neto muito a sério e, sentindo que estão perdendo o controle, resolvem trancafiá-lo num hospital psiquiátrico.No manicômio, Neto conhece uma realidade deumana e vive emoções e horrors que ele nunca imaginou que pudessem existir.A premiada trilha Sonora do filme misura Arnaldo Antunes, André Abujamra, rap e punk rock nacional. Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. 2000.

(B 11.1) Brazil in the 16th and 17th Centuries  VHS (Films for the Humanities) This program shows the early history of Brazil. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive. Around 1529, sugar cane was imported, and black slaves were brought in from Angola to work the land soon after. Hoping to cash in on the sugar business and slave trade, the Dutch conquered the land late in the 16th century, calling it New Holland, but later lost it. 50 min. US/1991. 

(B 11.2) Aspectos da Cultura Brasileira: "Portrait of a Century"  VHS (Instituto Cultural Itaú ).This video looks at the role of women in Nineteenth Century Brazilian society.The narrator examines painted     portraits and written contemporary narratives to discuss the place of women in society, the power the women held, and how their place changed as the Nineteenth Century evolved into the Twentieth.English. 13 minutes .

(B 13.1) Série Panorama Histórico Brasileiro: Part 1 VHS (Insituto Cultural Itaú)This video contains six 35' classroom segments covering various eras in Brazilian history.Segments include: 18 th Century: Colonization and Gold.Eduardo Escorel, 18  minutes, 1994; Independence.João Batista de Andrade, 17 minutes, 1991 The Reigns.Fernando Severo, 17 minutes, 1992;Art at the Height of the Empire.  Denoy de Oliveria, 14 minutes, 1989; Republic's Birth.Roberto Moreira, 17 minutes, 1989Twentieth Century: The Beginning.Fernando Severo, 15 minutes, 1993.  In English and some Portuguese with English Subtitles.

(B 15.1) The Charcoal People  DVD (Vanguard Cinema) This deeply human documentary examines the subject of environmental destruction.Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Nigel Noble takes the plight of impoverished migrant workers who make their living by chopping down the Amazon rainforest.Their job is to create charcoals for pig iron production used primarily in the automobile industry in the developed world.The film examines their daily lives and work as they burn timber in igloo looking huts, their bodies charred gray, for two dollars a day, children and elders alike, struggling to keep food on their families tables.Touching and disturbing the film is beautifully photographed, critically acclaimed and has been awarded numerous international awards and recognition.Portuguese with English subtitles.Not rated. 70 minutes.2001.

(B 16.1) Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil (Realis Pictures) A portrayal of the Yanomami Indians-an isolated indigenous people in remote regions in Brazil's Amazon river-who have been adversely affected by the incursions of Brazilian gold miners and other industrial  interests. Considered to be the last major Stone Age culture in the Amazon, many of the Yanomami Indians have died from Western diseases from which they have little natural immunity. 30 min. US/1990. 

(B 16.2) Sting and the Indians  ("World in Action," A&E/Granada) -- Called by some "a charity built on promises that has failed to deliver," the Rainforest Foundation was an effort by rock artist Sting and others to draw attention to the plight of the indigenous peoples of Brazil's Amazon river basin. These indigenous tribes were in danger of being removed and dislocated from their traditional lands by the increased exploitation of the Amazon jungle. This video takes a close look at the Rainforest Foundation: its goals, its achievements and its failures in an attempt to respond to this human and environmental crisis. US/UK, 1990. 

(B 16.3-5) The Last of the Hiding Tribes (Three part series)  VHS (Bullfrog Films) At the beginning of this millennium, most human societies were hunting and gathering tribes and nomads.At its close, there are only a handful of uncontacted tribes left-a poignant reminder of how rich and varied our species once was, and how that diversity is being steadily eroded, transforming us all into a 'social monoculture'.  This remarkable trilogy of films set in the Brazilian Amazon traces traces the history of three tribes on the edge of extinction: The Panara, the Uru Eu Wau Wau and the Ava-Canoeiro, descendants of runaway slaves from the once feared Carijo tribe.  By focusing on individual human dramas as "civilization" is brought to the Amazon, Cowell brings home the momentous nature of the change transforming this last, "unexplored" frontier, indigenous tribal cultures and the face of the human species. 1999.

(B 16.3) The Last of the Hiding Tribes (Part 1 of 3): The Fate of the Kidnapper VHS(Bullfrog Films)In 1979 the Brazilian government gave Chico Prestes a plot of land in the state of Rondonia, in the Western Amazon, in an area regularly hunted by the unknown Uru Eu Wau Wau 
tribe.One day Chico returned from the forest to find two of his sons 
dying, riddled with arrows, and the youngest, seven-year-old Fabio, apparently taken off by the Indians.This was the start of an 18-year quest by the Prestes family to find out what happened to little Fabio-a quest that caught the imagination of Brazil, highlighting the Amazon as a battleground between Indians and invading colonists.The quest also uncovered the prior murder and kidnap of Uru Eu Wau Wau tribespeople, but the real tragedy is not the cycle of revenge, but the onset of disease and deforestation which will end the hiding tribes' way of life forever.50 minutes (2 parts for classroom, 21/30) 1999.

(B 16.4) The Last of the Hiding Tribes (Part 2 of 3):Return from Extinction VHS (Bullfrog Films) This film tells the remarkable recent history of the hiding Panara tribe, who are descended from a large tribe known in the 18 th century as the Southern Kayapo.They were attacked so often by the Portuguese that they were believed to be extinct.But they fled into the deepest part of the forest, and killed all strangers on sight.With extraordinary footage from the 1960s, we watch as Caudio Villas Boas, and his team from Brazil's Indian Protection Service, make the first patient attempts to contact the Panara before a planned development road exposes them to 'civilization'.Then, in site of Claudio's efforts, in the 1970s, the tribe is virtually wiped out by diseases contracted when roads open their lands to an influx of rubber tappers and gold diggers.With the aid of his brother Orlando, Claudio Villas Boas manages to fly 79 survivors out to the Xingu National Park.Now twenty years later, the Brazilian government has recognized the legitimacy of the Panara's claim to a part of their ancestral homeland, and they are going back home.50 minutes (2 parts for classrooms: 22/29).1999.

(B 16.5) The Last of the Hiding Tribes (Part 2 of 3):Fragments of a People VHS (Bullfrog Films) In 1983 four member of the Ava-Canoeiro tribe-three women and a man, lawi-were contacted by a settler in the Sera de Mesa and taken into care by Brazil's Indian Agency.They were, it became clear, the survivors of a horrific massacre in their village in 1962.For twenty years the four hid in the mountains, taking refuge in a succession of remote caves, hunting silently, and stealing food from the settlers.Only one of the women, Tuia, was of child-bearing age, and aftera few years she gave birth to twins-a boy and a girl.But unless another group of Ava-Canoeiro, rumored to out in the scrubland, can ba contacted to provide potential mates for the two children,the tribe, descendants of runaway slaves from the once fears Carijo tribe, is doomed to extinction.The film chronicles the frantic efforts by the Indian Angency's Department for Unknown Peoples to find the missing group before their ancestral lands are drowned by a massive hydro-electric dam.50 minutes (2 parts for classrooms: 23/28). 1999.

(B 16.6) Xingu VHS (Manchete vídeo) Pela primeira vez, é o próprio índio que fala de seus costumes, rituais, tradição.Sua magia.Não é, mais, o branco felando pelo índio.  Talvez seja esta a razão do enorme sucesso que a Rede Manchete de Televisão alcançou, ao lançar a série Xingu , que Washington Novaes, liderando sua equipe, levou dois meses preparando, em plena selva."De segunad a donmingo, e sol a sol - e um sol de rachar mamona", como diz.Este videocassete, um copacto del 11 capítullos da série, é uma produção conjunta da Rede Manchete e da Intervídeo.  "O projecto desde sua negociação com a FUNAI, pré-produções, gravações e edições levou um ano e meio.  Foram umas 70 horas de barco, mais de 300 quilômetros a pé, corregando tralha.Para gravar cerca de 50 horas e tranformá-las nos programas que os espectadores da Rede Manchete viram: -- revela Novaes."Uma trabalheira infinita.A melhor trabalheira das nossas vidas."O resultado está aqui.Nele, usando aida as palavras do autor, dá-se um mergulho no Xingu "esse mundo simples onde o temo não existe e nem é contado".

(B 16.7) The Rainy Season  VHS (LAVA: Latin American Video Archives) A daily chronicle of the shaninka community during the rainy season recorded on video during a workshop in a village on the Amônia river in the state of Acre.The involvement among the film makers and the Ashaninka community makes the film go beyond a mere description of activities, reflecting the rhythm of the village and the humor of its inhabitants. Portuguese with English subtitles.38 minutes. 1999.

(B 17.1) Jubiaba: Tenda Dos Milages  VHS (Manchete Video) Based on the novel by Jorge Amado.In Portuguese with no subtitles.244 minutes.

(B 19.1) Susanna Sharpe and the Samba Police  (U.S. Dept of Education & Univ. of Texas Institute for Latin American Studies) Video 
shows different instruments and rhythms of Brazilian music. Songs in 
Portuguese, narration in English . 30 min. 1992

(B 21.1) Forbidden Land  (PBS Frontline) -- This documentary directed by Helena Solberg investigates the role of the Catholic Church in modern Brazilian society, focusing on issues of land reform, the 
"preferential option for the poor," and liberation theology. The involvement of the clergy in the conflict over land ownership illustrates the Church's own internal struggle between conservative and progressive factions. 60 min. US/1990. 

(B 22.1) Child Killers of Brazil ("World in Action," A&E/Granada) This documentary examines the murders of street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The street children, many of whom are criminals, are seen as dangers to the tourism industry. Businessmen, to protect their interests, hire death squads comprised of bandits and corrupt policemen to clean the streets of them. Contains graphic scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is strongly advised . US/UK.1991.

(B 22.2) Santa Marta: Duas Semanas No Morro - Brazilian documentary directed by Sergio Goldenberg. Explores life in the shantytown slum (favela) of Santa Marta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The residents of Santa Marta took an active part in producing this video. Among topics addressed are drugs, race relations, and celebrations in the favela. Portuguese with no subtitles. 50 min. 

(B 22.3) The Boys from Brazil: The Official BBC History of the Brazilian World Cup Team VHS (BBC Enterprises Ltd.)Brazil are widely accepted as one of the world's greatest football nations, a 
reputation that is synonymous with the World Cup.They won the trophy three times between 1958 and 1970, and in 1990 they maintained their unique record of being present in every final tournament.Here, for the first time, is the complete record of Brazil's most enthralling games, including the sparkling World Cup finals of 1958 and 1970 and two of the most dramatic matches ever played - Brazil vs. Italy in 1982 and their quarter final against France in 1986.Featured too are all the dazzling individuals who have adorned the games down the years:the pre-war skill of Leonidas, the talent of Ademir in 1950, and, of course, the intoxicating period of Pele whose incomparable genius rubbed off on Garrincha, Gerson and Rivelino, and later inspired Zeco and Socrates.This video celebration of a brilliant football nation is a football lover's dream because the Brazilians and their samba-swaying supporters have no peers.85 minutes. 1990.

(B 22.4) Os Brasileiros VHS (Rede Manchete)This video offers a tour through many aspects of Brazilian life, trying to answer the questions "Who are the Brazilians?" or "What does it mean to be Brazilian?".Brazilian people from all levels of society offer their answer to this question through interviews.The video contains various sub-segments of varying length titled "Retratro falado de um povo"("portrait spoken by the people).Each subsection focuses on a different theme in Brazilian life:Soccer, Music, Carnaval, Religion, among others.Includes exerpts of interviews from such Brazilian intellectuals and writers as Gilberto Freire, Don Avelar Brandão (First Cardinal of Brazil), and Jorge Amado.In Portuguese (no subtitles). 100 minutes.

(B 23.1) Brazil: Heart of South America (International Video Network. One of the largest nations in the Western Hemisphere, Brazil is a nation of great ethnic and religious diversity. Beautiful coastline, mesmerizing waterfalls and forests, and the amazing Amazon River basin appeal to tourists and explorers alike. This video takes viewers through urban and rural Brazil, investigating its cities, towns and other communities. An excellent complement to any survey of this interesting nation. 55 min. U.S. 1988.