Wild Brazil: The Land of Fire and Blood

Wild Brazil: The Land of Fire and Blood
TV Show · Documentary

In the wildest country on earth, survival is a battle between nature's most powerful forces: fire and flood. In these seasonal extremes, some of the world's biggest, strangest and most dangerous creatures are forced together. Top predators like jaguar, caiman and maned wolves reign supreme. This wildlife documentary tells the story of how Brazil’s iconic creatures survive in this land of peril.

2014 · 50m
Starring Ted Giffords, Camila Galheigo Coelho, Mauricio Copetti
Director Adam White

Season 1

  • A Dangerous World
    EPISODE 1
    A Dangerous World
    Three charismatic animal families, capuchin monkeys, giant otters and coatis, strive to raise their families against a backdrop of extraordinary landscapes and huge extremes of weather. As this stunning wildlife documentary shows, this is a beautiful yet dangerous world full of jaguars and caiman. This intimate journey to the heart of a spectacular country sees the babies taking their first steps.
    48m
  • Facing the Flood
    EPISODE 2
    Facing the Flood
    The animal families struggle as they face Brazil’s formidable monsoon rains. This fascinating wildlife documentary witnesses the giant otter babies who must learn to swim before their river floods, watching out for predatory jaguars. The coatis must eat all they can before their world disappears underwater. And the youngest capuchin monkey has to learn some clever survival skills fast.
    48m
  • Enduring the Drought
    EPISODE 3
    Enduring the Drought
    A fierce drought ensues, culminating in huge and ferocious fires in the Brazilian wilderness. This remarkable wildlife documentary witnesses the capuchin monkeys, giant otters, coatis and jaguars all using their extreme survival skills while looking for mates and racing to breed. They need to ensure that the next generation are born as less dangerous climate conditions arrive.
    48m

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Cast & Crew

  • T‌G
    Ted Giffords
    Self
  • C‌G
    Camila Galheigo Coelho
    Self
  • M‌C
    Mauricio Copetti
    Self
  • B‌B
    Barrie Britton
    Self
  • Stephen Mangan
    Narrator
  • E‌T
    Erik Thompson
    Narrator
  • A‌W
    Adam White
    Director
  • L‌A
    Lucinda Axelsson
    Producer
  • T‌G
    Ted Giffords
    Producer

About

Wild Brazil: The Land of Fire and Blood

Documentary

In the wildest country on earth, survival is a battle between nature's most powerful forces: fire and flood. In these seasonal extremes, some of the world's biggest, strangest and most dangerous creatures are forced together. Top predators like jaguar, caiman and maned wolves reign supreme. This wildlife documentary tells the story of how Brazil’s iconic creatures survive in this land of peril.

Information

Studio
BBC
Released
2014
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2014 BBC

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English (United Kingdom), English (Australia), French (France)
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English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

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English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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