An introduction to the wide variety of people and topography to be found in South America. Depicts the Trans-Amazon highway across Brazil, a new steel mill on the Orinoco River, a university in Quito, a peaceful political rally in Santiago, the oldest airline in the Western Hemisphere, a strife-filled street demonstration, old paintings and modern graphics. Features three traditional institutions: the hacienda, the church and the military.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322773
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Brazil
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Geography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Human geography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Orinoco River (Venezuela)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human geography
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South America - Social conditions
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)