Four films reporting on the people, problems and potential of the world's fifth-largest country.
3: Water, Land and Survival The north east of Brazil has suffered 12 droughts in this century alone. With a population of 35 million, it has the highest levels of unemployment and infant mortality in Brazil.
The programme examines the causes and effects of this underdevelopment and looks at a number of possible solutions. One that the Catholic Church is actively campaigning for, is a comprehensive land reform. Narrator Jim Norton Film editor CHRIS WOOLLEY Producer PETER RIDING