Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes

Series

The miniseries chronicles the history of Acre, the last region to be annexed into Brazilian territory. For many years, the state-formerly part of Bolivia-attracted people from Brazil's Northeast and from abroad who left their hometowns in search of a better life through latex extraction. The relentless pursuit of new extraction sites took a toll on the natural environment, which was increasingly exploited in a predatory manner, and brought poverty to the region. The miniseries depicts this entire process, spanning a century, through three central figures: Galvez, Plácido de Castro, and Chico Mendes.