Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past poster

Basic Info

First Air: February 18, 2021

Rating: ⭐ 10.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Last Episode

Name: The Forest Imposes Itself and the Road is Abandoned

Season: 1, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2021-03-18

The past and the present meet at the end of the road, opening up weaknesses and contradictions. Going through the wildest stretch, the last episode of the series deals with the forest's victory over construction. The idea of progress makes its consequences visible: social disorder and endemic diseases, such as malaria. The final part of the documentary reflects on major development projects in the Amazon and promotes questions about the future of new ventures that intend to domesticate the largest tropical forest in the world.

Videos

TRANSAMAZÔNICA: UMA ESTRADA PARA O PASSADO (YouTube)

Transamazonica: A Highway to the Past

2021 1 seasons 6 episodes ⭐ 10.0/10 1 votes

Overview

The Transamazon highway was a gigantic saga, the greatest example of the pharaonic works of the Brazilian military government. But the road that would promote national integration was best known for linking the famine of the Northeast with the misery of the Amazon. This haunting docuseries follows the story of the construction of this highway and its morbid consequences.