“ BRAZILIAN RAIN FOREST “ 1954 MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL & PARAGUAY RIVER BASIN DOCUMENTARY XD75355

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This short documentary from 1954 was produced by Paul Hoefler Productions. It shows the terrain of the Paraguay River Basin of Mato Grosso, Brazil, an area of heavy rainfall, and looks at the upper tributaries of the Rio Paraguay in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It begins with an explanation of the water cycle and how this leads to the creation of large rainforests and abundant and diverse plant life. This is followed by maps of the river basins of South America. There are shots of some of the animals that live in this area including alligators, Piranhas, Capybaras, and different types of birds. There are also some footage of members of the Bororo Tribe. Finally, it ends with the more “modern” elements of life in this area including footage from the daily life of frontier men who are herding cattle in the area. 0:30 Title: “Paul Hoefler Productions presents Brazilian Rain Forest”, 0:55 a lighthouse by the sea, 1:03 a dessert, 1:11 clouds in mountains, 1:33 rain falling, 1:54 snow falling, 2:10 a waterfall, 2:25 the drainage basin of a river, 2:35 a map of the drainage basins of South America, 3:00 Map of Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, 3:50 a flooded home on the Rio Paraguay, 4:14 views of the river from a boat, 4:36 alligators on the side of the river, 5:21 a Piranha fish, 5:49 Seals swimming, 5:59 Capybara on the river bank, 6:13 different birds such as a Toucan and the Blue and Red Macaw, 6:55 a Jaguar in a tree, 7:00 ants doing different tasks, 7:25 Members of the Bororo Tribe, 7:56 a man hunting with bow and arrow, 8:06 a man hunting with a canoe, 8:26 a steam boat on the river, 8:39 an aircraft taking off near a jungle settlement, 9:02 shots of different activities by frontier men such as cutting wood, drying meat, riding horses, and herding cattle, 9:53 cattle hidden between high river grasses, 10:10 cattle swimming through river, 10:34 a bulldozer clearing land, 10:47 scenic shots of a river, 11:05 Title “The End” We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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