Brazil, Reimagined? - Rondonia, from Colonisation to Reimagination?

Published: March 28, 2023, 5:08 p.m.

b'The second episode of this series takes you to Rond\\xf4nia, in the west of Brazil. Situated in the so-called \\u2018Arc of Deforestation\\u2019, it is known for being one of the regions with the highest rates of deforestation, for invasions in indigenous territories, for conflicts in the countryside.\\n\\nBut is also the region where I encountered and found many inspirational people and projects that resist, reforest, reconstruct and reimagine the region. Despite the difficulties, beyond the political reality. The first episode dedicated to this region takes you exactly on this journey: from the history of deforestation and conflicts to reimagination nowadays.\\n\\nInterviews with:\\n\\n\\xb7 Marcela Bonfim (Photographer)\\n\\xb7 Ricardo Gilson da Costa Silva (Professor in Geography, Federal University of Rond\\xf4nia).\\n\\xb7 Ederson Lauri Leandro (Photographer)\\n\\xb7 Amanda Michalski (Researcher Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) and Federal University of Rond\\xf4nia).\\n\\xb7 Rogerio Torres Cavalcanti (Lawyer and former military police officer).\\n\\nPresentation and editing: Nadine Vermeulen\\n\\nDubbing and translation by: Gustavo Caperutto Da Mota; Luana Cavalcante; Ani Deal; and Joao Paulo Dos Santos Pontes\\n\\nMusic played during this episode, from the beginning until the end: Um Sonho by Na\\xe7ao Zumbi; O Agro Nunca Para by US Agroboy; and Amaz\\xf4nia Negra by Marcela Bonfim.\\n \\nMedia extracts used are from the New York Times (1990), France 24 (2021), and the documentary \\u2018Conhe\\xe7a a historia da coloniza\\xe7\\xe3o da regi\\xe3o central de Rond\\xf4nia em 1982\\u2019.'