Wild Brazil

Wild Brazil
Also known as	Brazil Gone Wild
Genre	Nature documentary
Narrated by	Stephen Mangan
Composer	David Mitcham
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No.of series	1
No.of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer	Tim Scoones
Producers	Joe Stevens Adam White
Production location	Brazil
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	BBC Natural History Unit
Original release
Network	BBC Two,BBC Two HD
Release	14 January(2014-01-14)– 16 January 2014(2014-01-16)
Related
Wild Arabia Wild West: America's Great Frontier

Wild Brazilis a Britishnature documentaryseries, first broadcast onBBC TwoandBBC Two HDin January 2014. Produced by theBBC Natural History Unitand narrated byStephen Mangan,the three-part series focuses on three animal families, one oftufted capuchins,one ofgiant ottersand one ofSouth American coatis,but also looks at other animals likejaguars.Each episode is followed by a ten-minuteWild Brazil Diariessegment, illustrating the techniques used to film a particular subject.

The series aired in theUnited StatesonDiscovery Channel,under the titleBrazil Gone Wild.

The series forms part of the Natural History Unit's "Continents" strand.It was preceded byWild Arabiain 2013 and followed byWild West: America's Great Frontierin 2016.

Episodes

1. "A Dangerous World"

UK broadcast 14 January 2014

Introducing a family oftufted capuchinsthat lives on the cliffs ofPiauí(Serra da Capivara National Park), a family ofgiant ottersthat make their holts on the banks of thePantanaland a family ofSouth American coatisthat lives in the 'vasantes' of the southern Pantanal. Each family has newborn offspring that are taking their first steps during a brief pause between seasonal extremes.

Ajaguaron the banks of thePantanal

2. "Facing the Flood"

UK broadcast 15 January 2014

Five months ofmonsoonin theAndesandAmazon rainforestcause mountain streams to swell and start a cascade of flooding, spectacularly affecting Brazilian wildlife.Capuchin monkeyson the cliffs make the most of a few weeks of abundant vegetation, but their offspring must quickly learn to become less dependent on mother and fit into the group hierarchy. The otters enjoy plentiful fish, but are hunted bycaimanandjaguars.The coatis must retreat to higher ground as their lowland prairies flood, but feast onlungfishin pools and shallow patches.

3. "Enduring the Drought"

UK broadcast 16 January 2014

A fiercedroughtculminates in huge and ferociousfires.The capuchin monkeys, giant otters, coatis and jaguars are proving their extreme survival skills while looking for mates with which to breed in time for the next generation to be born just as the good times return.

External links

• Wild BrazilatBBC Online