Brazil

DVD. Globe Trekker. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and covers half of South America. The world's biggest jungle, the Amazon, fills nearly half of the country. Due to the colonial history, Brazilians speak Portuguese, and with more than 150 million people they form the largest Catholic nation on earth. Traveller Ian Wright visits the historic North East, from Salvador following the coast to the mouth of the mighty Amazon, the world's largest river. He then goes to Rio de Janeiro, a lively melting pot of Portuguese settlers and African slaves, the home of Samba, soccer, and carnival capital of the world. Along the way? $_$_START_LIST ? Attend a Candomble ceremony, one of the fastest growing and most popular cults in Brazil, brought over by African slaves ? Go down a mine in the colonial town of Lan?ois where diamond miners are still at work ? Follow a guide into the heart of the rainforest ? Visit Rio de Janeiro, its modern Museum of Contemporary Art, and the world famous temple to soccer, Maracana ? Join Rio Carnival's street parties and the Samba parades for the maddest night of your life! 104 minutes $_$_END_LIST

DVD. Client Denn Digital Camera. 70 Minutes. Brazil, the world's fifth largest in size with the sixth largest population, is considerably larger than all of Europe combined. If ever a country showed contradictions, it must be said it is truest of Brazil, from the elegant magnificence of Rio de Janeiro to the dark, forested backwaters of the Amazon. On the southern border with Argentina is Iguassu Falls. It is the world's fourth largest waterfall by volume and perhaps the most spectacular. Brazil's coastline staggers the imagination;4,600 miles of varying, rugged coast, harbors, islands and amazing white sand beaches. But if ever an area defied superlatives, it is the Amazon River Basin, draining an area larger that the contiguous United States. The promise is here to see;from Iguassu Falls, in the south to the Amazon in the north. Between are the people, the land, and a way of life. Brazil comes alive in Clint Denn's Brazil - Giant of the South.

DVD. The Discovery Channel. 100 Minutes. Discover Brazil through the eyes of its people and explore the surrounding beaches, jungles and landscaping mountains that make this land so vibrant. Witness the roles that history, geography, culture, religion and the natural environment have played in shaping one of the most fascinating countries in the world. From a government worker who dreams of performing the samba at Carnaval, to a young man whose life is capoeira, to a river trader whose livelihood depends on the Amazon, and a maid determined to win the biggest amateur soccer tournament in the world, meet some of the individuals who personify the energy and intensity of this tropical South American paradise. Using the latest HD camera technology coupled with movie-caliber cinematography and effects, hear the stories of several Brazilians whose lives sum up the essence of Brazil and epitomize its people's natural habit of "seizing the moment. "

DVD. ABCD. 53 Minutes. The Amazon is one of the greatest natural phenomena on the Earth. This greatest and longest river of our planet springs high in the Peruvian Andes in an altitude of over 16,400 feet. The river basin spanning almost 3 million square miles represents more than 40 percent of the total area of the South American continent. Initially, the river forces its way through mountain valleys and changes its name many times before it spills out into the never ending space of the Amazon jungle. Venture along with Vladimir and Kamila ?imek onto a long sail along the Amazon. You will get to know places high in the grand Andes Mountains where the first springs, which give birth to a great major river, converge. You will sail in a chiseled canoe through a flooded rainforest with the native, on large ships and a cargo tug. You will fly above the Amazon rainforest in a storm and to a secluded tiny village on the bank of a small river. In a Columbian reservation you will admire the flower Victoria Amazonica. You will also walk through an Amazon market in a busy metropolitan harbor and take a peek at a school directly on water. You are awaited by a traditional fishing on a Barbasco and many other interesting encounters with exotic nature and interesting people.

DVD. 39 Minutes. 2 DVD set. This IMAX film offers a fascinating chance to explore the wonders of the Amazon. Although the rainforest is disappearing at a frightening rate, a documentary crew are on hand to deliver some stunning footage of the landscape. A tribal shaman is also followed, searching for rare plants. It all adds up to an extraordinary document of an amazing part of the world.

39 Minutes. Explore the mysterious Amazon through this Academy Award-nominated film. Amazon celebrates the beauty, vitality and wonder of the rapidly disappearing rain forest. Filmmakers overcame many difficulties to photograph this rarely seen tropical landscape and present it with all the visual power associated with IMAX. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt, this unique collaboration between an American scientist and a tribal shaman on a mission to find rare medicinal plants will amaze and astound you. This IMAX film offers a fascinating chance to explore the wonders of the Amazon. Although the rainforest is disappearing at a frightening rate, a documentary crew are on hand to deliver some stunning footage of the landscape. A tribal shaman is also followed, searching for rare plants. It all adds up to an extraordinary document of an amazing part of the world.

Globe Trekker. Justin Shapiro an her fellow travelers take a month-by-month guide to some of the world's best beaches from America to the Caribbean Islands, Europe, Africa, Asia, Micronesia and Australia. Features an overlook of Jericoacoara in Brazil, the Solomon Islands, Byron Bay in Australia, La Laguna San Ignacio in Baja, Varkala Beach in India and more. 98 minutes

Globe Trekker. This program looks at festivals from around the world. From ancient tribal rituals in Papua New Guinea to post modern pagan parties in the American desert, traveler Justine Shapiro and her fellow travelers take viewers on a month-to-month, year-long-around-the-world celebration. Viewers will experience the famous Mardi Gras Carnival in New Orleans, attend the colorful Epiphany celebration in Timkat-Ethiopia's largest festival, dance the night away to the sound of Samba at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, witness the little-known Inca festival Inti Raymi in Peru, walk the famous Pilgrim Trail leading to Santiago de Compostela, and observe the annual Ashura parade in Pakistan that commemorates he death of the last descendant of the holy prophet, Mohammed. 116 minutes Additional Features & Details ~ Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo Features: Bonus Footage, Chapter Select, Interactive Menu Technical: Single Layer, Single Sided, Full Screen DVD Encoding: Region 1 Language: English

IMAX. Avery Brooks narrates this program that takes viewers on a journey to some of the most geographically dynamic locations on the Earth and captures each location's unique beauty and natural phenomena. Locations include the Amazon, Greenland, Igua?u Falls, Namib Desert, Okavango Delta, Madagascar and Tibet. Originally shot in IMAX format, this film is a presentation of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, St. Louis Science Center and Cincinnati Museum Center. 40 minutes Additional Features & Details ~ Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo Features: Chapter Select, Interactive Menu, Separate Film Score Audio Track Technical: Single Layer, Single Sided, Full Screen DVD Encoding: Region 1 Language: English, French, German Sub Title: English

DVD. Nature Wonders. 10 Minutes. The waterfalls of Iguazu are one of the most impressive natural wonders on our planet as well as providing a natural border between two countries, Argentina and Brazil. From a wide expanse of nearly 3 kilometres, the water plunges down into the depths below and creates a thunderous roar amid the tropical scenery. The Rio Iguazu has its source in the Serra Do Mar and on its 1,300 kilometre journey, it is fed by 30 tributaries. Up to 80 metres above sea level, around 270 waterfalls form prior to reuniting in a pool below. The subtropical climate, surrounding rain forest and lush vegetation provides the perfect habitat for many kinds of plant and animal life. Sunlight shines out in the spray of the water masses and creates an array of wonderful rainbows, a constant natural spectacle. Roaring curtains of water, thunderous noise, glittering spray is all created by the mighty, natural wonder that is the Iguazu Waterfalls!

DVD. Alternate Routes. 30 Minutes. Carnaval, the world's biggest party is the backdrop for a wild week in Rio for backpackers staying at the Copacabana Praia hostel. The communal environment they share adds to the fun as they experience the best of Brazil. The parades, samba music, drinking and dancing add to the time of their lives. Experience the rush of traveling the world for the first time with a crew of international back-packers, ages 16 - 22 on their quest for adventure, romance and the perfect moment. A variety of hosts from around the globe and the young people they hook up with on location are relentless in their pursuit of fun (and don't forget that culture, mate!)American girls explore Rome, Brits take on Thailand and things get wild when the Aussie's arrive in Copenhagen. Five continents, Unlimited Adventure. Take the alternate route, dude.

DVD. A Doug Jones Travelog. 90 Minutes. In 1934, The Cunard Line launched the Queen Mary. It was the largest ship of its time and it a new standard for ocean liners of the era. In 2004, the fourth Queen to sail under the Cunard flag was launched, The Queen Mary 2. At 150,000 tons she is the longest, tallest, widest, biggest ocean liner of the world. And to commemorate the launch, Cunard sent the Queen Mary 2 on a voyage to Rio de Janeiro for the largest party on earth, Carnaval. The voyage duplicates a legendary journey of the S.S. Normandie in 1939. The Normandie was packed with the rich and famous of the day. The historic journey remains among the most remembered voyages of the 20th century. The new Cunarder, Queen Mary 2, repeats the experience. The film shows the wonders of this great new ship. Meet the Commodore and visit the bridge where the ship is maneuvered using only a joystick. Meet the Chief Engineer and visit the engine control room of the newest hi-tech ship on earth. And meet the French Executive Chef who will take us through the largest floating galleys of the sea. See the lavish shows and peek into the deluxe suites. Dance in the largest floating ballroom of the world. Relax on the decks and enjoy activities as varied as art auctions and planetarium lectures and meet some of the 1400 people who make up the international staff. Sailing from Fort Lauderdale, QM2 stops in St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands then sails to the Southern Hemisphere arriving in the Portuguese colonial capital of Salvador de Bahai. Along the way travel overnight to the Amazon River and Iguazu Falls. QM2 arrives in Rio just as Carnaval begins. From the beautiful white sand beaches at Copacabana and Ipanena to the cable car ride to Sugar Loaf and the cog train to the Christ Statute atop Corcovado, Rio de Janiero is like no other city on earth. And you will see the magic of Carnaval, throngs of people dancing in the streets, and the spectacular, world famous, samba parades. Relive that experience as Doug Jones, one of the foremost producers of travel films in America, takes you along with his new film " Sailing Down to Rio - on the Queen Mary 2."