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U.S. Office of Inter-American AffairsBrazil Gets the News (1942)

Promotes Brazil's wartime press as "modern" and "free."


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs
Sponsor: U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Regional: Brazil; Media: Newspapers

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - November 17, 2003
Subject: Stop the Presses!
Ho-hum, another boring film about Brazilwait a minute. This film is full of gentle surprises, mostly from the narrator, who narrates in a breezy, sly style, throwing in little jokes when you least suspect them, and generally not taking the proceedings too seriously. The film is about newspaper production in Sao Paulo (the Detroit of Brazil, the opening title card tells us, or is Detroit really the Sao Paulo of the United States?) and it is actually one of the clearest and best-made factory tours Ive ever seen. This really gives you a good idea of what newspaper publishing was like back in the 40s, and it probably was pretty much the same in the U.S., since the film tells us that several times. The propaganda point was that free countries have a free press, unlike some Axis countries we could name. And also probably to build up good will for our Brazilian allies. But its the narration that really makes this onethat guy sounded like he was having way too much fun with this project.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - February 11, 2003
Subject: So so News
A great looking film which also has fun nrration. But as is with Brazil goes to War, suffers from awful pacing and seems to drag on just forever. It's interesting how the two films were made by the same organization, (U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs). Maybe if it wasnt excruciatingly detailed it would be better to watch.

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Lauds a Sao Paulo newspaper, Agazeta, and works hard to impress that the paper is "modern" and "free." Comparing it to "any big paper in Boston, Detroit, or Frisco," the narrator does not mention that President Vargas' censorship of the press was still in effect (not to be lifted until 1945). This film is exemplary of the C.I.A.A..' s desire to tout President Vargas (dictator via a coup d'etat in 1937) at a time in which the U.S. wanted Brazil's full support against the Axis power. Nice Griersonian sequences at the end.


Sao Paulo, Brazil, newspapers, world war II