Skyscrapers And Slums - Brazil

Skyscrapers and Slums From the series Brazil Series Distributed by Films Incorporated Video; 5547 N Ravenswood Ave; Chicago; IL; 60640-1199 ; Tel. (800)323-4222 (312)878-2600 X329DC: FI Produced by British Broadcasting Corp TV; 630 Fifth Ave; New York; NY; 10020PC: BBCTV Year published 1982 Grade Level: J H Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (20 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (20 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (20 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 20 MIN Description: Presents the story of Mauro, a 12-year-old schoolboy who works as a part-time shoe shiner in downtown Sao Paulo. Contrasts the spectacular business district where Mauro works, the result of the campaign for industrial growth, with the poverty of his home in the favela or squatter settlement. Topics: Economic-System-Foreign; South-America; South-America-History