3 ex-presidents of Brazil, 12 ex-ministers of State, 7 ex-governors of the Central Bank, bank owners and finance specialists tell the Brazilian economic history and speculate about the present and the future of the country. 125 years ago Brazil was a poor country with slavery. 60 years ago 50% of Brazilians were illiterate. 25 years ago inflation rate reached 84% a month and 35% of the population was extremely poor. In 2013, Brazil ranks the seventh world's largest economy, inflation reached 5,4% a year, poverty was reduced to 12% and the country is looking forward to be wealthy. Will it happen? Agile cutting, simple language and smart graphic arts allow the answer to this and other questions to be interesting and available to all audiences.
Editing
Agile cuts that make central banking feel like a heist film.
Production
Smart graphics that explain hyperinflation without inducing it.
Director
Louise Sottomaior
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Dilma Rousseff's presidency, the film captures a brief window when Brazil's elite could present unified economic narrative—before 2016 shattered that consensus entirely.
Henrique Meirelles later became Dilma's finance minister and Temer's, embodying the technocratic continuity the film celebrates—then ran for president in 2018 and won 1% of the vote.
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