Parimã, Frontiers of Brazil 1927 Directed by Luiz Thomaz Reis Parimã, Fronteiras do Brasil
This film was made during the inspection of the Brazilian border with French Guiana. At the time, the system of mountains in the north of Brazil, from the Pico da Neblina (literally, Fog Peak), Brazil’s highest mountain, to the Tumucumaque mountain range, was called Parimã. Images of the tour include the Oiapoque river, Saramacá Indians, Guyanese blacks, the city of Saint-Georges, and the Clevelândia agricultural penal colony, created by the Americans. It features views of the rivers, forests, animals, and the Indians and their daily lives.
Language
No Language
Production Company
Conselho Nacional de Proteção aos Índios
Release Date 1 June 1927
29 mins
