Release Date

01 Jan, 1918

Runtime

01:07: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Documentary by Portuguese Silvino Santos, about the Amazon, its flora, fauna, its inhabitants and among other wonderful images from the beginning of the 20th century with alternating close-up shots of caimans, jaguars and tropical flora with footage of Indigenous rituals--including some of the earliest known moving images of the Indigenous Witoto people--and longer sequences showcasing the region’s extractive industries: rubber, the Brazil nut, timber, fishing, even the egret feathers that were a staple of women’s fashion at the time.

Original Title

Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo

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Actors

Crew

Silvino Santos

Propércio de Mello Saravia