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U.S. Office of Inter-Amer AffairsBelo Horizonte (1949)

Development of Brazil's planned city.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: U.S. Office of Inter-Amer Affairs
Sponsor: N/A
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Regional: Brazil

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Hercules Santos - - November 30, 2010
Subject: Great documentary!
Beautiful production, exceptional photography, preservation and digitization of this relic. Congratulations.

Ótimo documentário! Bela produção, excepcional fotografia, conservação e digitalização desta relíquia. Parabéns.

Hercules P. Santos
Belo Horizonte - MG

Reviewer: Pedro Luiz - - July 24, 2009
Subject: Filme Belo Horizonte 1949
Muito Bom!
Uma oportunidade Histórica e Cultural

Pedro Luiz - BH - MG - Brasil

Reviewer: Andre Pinho - - February 2, 2009
Subject: Belo Horizonte
Hello.

This video is a preciosity! I really enjoyed seen Belo Horizonte in the old times. I wish our city could still look like that! I’m very pleased, thanks a lot.

Best regards,
André Pinho.
http://www.belo-horizonte.travel

Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - July 25, 2003
Subject: Belo Horizonte
This film is a midcentury portrait of Belo Horizonte, Brazil's "planned city with a plan" (wonder if there's any planning involved?). It's not so much about the planning of the city as it is a promotional travelogue about how great the city is, with a heavy focus on the minerals produced in the area. Of course, all of the great things about the city are supposed to be a result of its planning, which controls everything, right down to the schools, churches, recreational facilities, social service agencies, and prisons. By the time they get to the prisons, the "planning" starts to seem a little Orwellian, especially as they end the film with the citizens marching in precise military order, while the narrator rhapsodizes about a "well-ordered Brazil". Fortunately, you just know it's not so neat and tidy in real life.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - January 16, 2003
Subject: Belo Horizzzzzonte
This is almost a travelogue of the city of Belo Horizonte. Many different aspects, for it industry, social programs to entertainment are featured. Nothing really to write home about.
Scariest moment: The manufacture of Mica is done by men, women and children', the narrator boasts proudly.

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Explains the development of Belo Horizonte, Brazil's 'PLANNED CITY WITH A PLAN.'.



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