Brazil with Michael Palin: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Brazil in the 21st century has become a global player. With a booming economy and massive social changes, there is a swagger to this once-sleeping giant, but what do we know of it apart from football and carnival? Michael Palin has travelled across most of the globe over the years, but never to Brazil. In this four-part series he crosses the country as big as a continent to find out what makes it tick.

Series details

• Title: Brazil with Michael Palin
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel
• Premiere date: 2012-10-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-11-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9146
• IMDb ID: tt2510762
• TVDB ID: 263431

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Palin — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-10-24; final listed air date 2012-11-14; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Brazil with Michael Palin on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.