Synopsis
Programme looking at Carajas in the Amazon forest featuring an iron ore mine. The mine is tapping Brazil's natural resources but are the benefits reaching the average Brazilian?
- Programme: The Geography Programme
- Series: Brazil 2000
- Episode: 4: Resources: Carajas
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1996
- Geography
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