From Bahia to Brooklyn, Caribbean stories
A seven part series
Brazil
To tell the larger story about the Caribbean, it’s almost impossible not to start deep in South America, in Bahia, Brazil, and end in Brooklyn, New York. Nina Jurna moved to Brazil in 2011 with the belief that she would find the ideal mixed society there—a melting pot of colors and cultures. However, it quickly proves to be an illusion. Brazil is a harsh class-based society where privileged and high positions are predominantly held by the white Brazilian upper class. At the bottom of the social ladder are mainly black Brazilians. In Rio, the history of slavery has been literally swept under the rug. But how does it look in Salvador, the capital of Bahia state, where the majority of the population is black?
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Credits team
Based on an idea by Sherman De Jesus & Cécile van Eijk
Presenter: Nina Jurna
Director: Martijn Blekendaal
Camera: Pierre Amy Rezus
Sound: Benny Jansen
Editing: Sander Cijsouw
Research: Adelheid Kapteijn
Research/location fixer: Marcela Bial, Jon Lewis
Color correction: Bart Voorsluis
Audio editing: Rob Dul
Music: Randal Corsen
Design: Joost Hiensch, Robbert Klein
Sr. producer: Elleke Claessen, Mariska Schneider
Production: Irene de Mol, Haider Aljezairi, Zep van Tienen, Stijn van Dongen, Mathijs Jorritsma
Online editors: Elmar Veerman, Dewi Oudijk
Marketing & Communication: Innes van den Heuvel, Joanne Wens
Producer Memphis Features: Cécile van Eijk
Final editing: Sherman De Jesus, Hans Simonse
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