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Amazon modernity revealed

Amazon modernity revealed: in the recent BBC4 programme Unnatural Histories: Amazon, Dr Luciana Martins highlights the work of pioneer Portuguese filmmaker Silvino Santos, who in 1922 produced a remarkable documentary film that displayed the Amazon as a vibrant, productive region, placing it in the forefront of Brazilian modernity.

Luciana is Senior Lecturer in Luso-Brazilian Studies.

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