Brave New Land (2000)

Original title

Brava Gente Brasileira

Directed by

Lúcia Maria Murat de Vasconcelos

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 18th century Brazil, Portuguese and Spanish colonizers clash with Indigenous peoples. The film shows the tensions and violence between all three groups living on the same land.

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What happens

Brave New Land (Portuguese: Brava Gente Brasileira) is a 2000 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Lúcia Murat. The title comes from a line from the chorus refrain written by journalist Evaristo da Veiga for the Brazilian Independence Anthem. It depicts the conflicted relationship between Portuguese, Spanish and Indigenous in the 18th century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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