movies Brazilat1943 2002-07-16 00:00:00 Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs Praising Brazil for joining the Allies and declaring war against Germany, this film attempts to show Brazil's similarities to America. 1943 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ B&W Sd prelinger 2002-07-16 00:00:00 Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs 0 9:39 Applauding Brazil for joining the Allies and declaring war against Germany, this film works to show Brazil's similarities to America. Cutting back and forth between Leni Riefenstahl-esque images of soldiers and the Brazilian crew team (low angles, jagged mountains in the background, half-naked men), it also emphasizes the "cosmopolitan" and "modern" nature of Rio. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, World War II, soldiers, rowing team, Getulio Vargas <BR> 2005-01-13 09:36:44 1 0 Regional: Brazil;Latin America;World War II: Good Neighbor Policy 199 MovingImage 1943 04618