Amazing Train Journeys - Season 14 Episode 5 : Brazil, from the Amazon to endless beaches 2024

Philippe Gougler travels across Brazil, starting with the bustling trains of Rio where vendors, masseurs, and even the larger-than-life Spiderman rub shoulders. He observes the quest for the perfect tan in working-class neighborhoods. His journey continues on the world's largest train, crossing the Amazon. There, he meets the Sateré Mawé tribe and their rite of passage involving poisonous ants. In Campos do Jordao, he discovers a "Brazilian Europe" and its culinary adaptations. The adventure ends on the Atlantic coast, where Philippe experiments with a sand-yacht train, powered solely by wind.