Quote:
Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim
Agreed. These south american skylines certainly aren't something you'd become aware of in North American unless you visit a site like SSC or SSP. I'm very impressed!
|
I suppose 1940-1950 north americans knew more of Latin America back then... some of the photos are from LIFE magazine.
and then there were these videos sponsored by the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to promote friendly relations with South American countries just before World War II.
São Paulo
• Video Link
warning, in this Rio movie, the director makes a very racist camera work between a black girl and a monkey
• Video Link
Southern Brazil (shows Curitiba, Florianopolis and Porto Alegre)
• Video Link