Michael Palin's Brazil, Episode 01

Episode Synopsis

Episode 01

Michael Palin undertakes another of his celebrated journeys, visiting Brazil for the first time. From the lost world of Amazonia to the buzzing modern metropolis of Rio de Janeiro, Palin explores this vast and disparate nation in his inimitable way. It's a timely look at this rising global power, host nation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics.



The North East is where modern Brazil was born. It's where the Portuguese first landed and it's where the first slaves were brought from Africa.



Michael Palin explores the landscape, the food, the music, the beach life and the colonial heritage that makes this region the heartbeat of Brazil.



He travels from Sao Luis just south of the equator to the bustling city of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, once described as 'the most African city in the western hemisphere'.