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A documentary about president and statesman Getúlio Vargas (1882-1954), following his political career from the first assignment as an Agriculture secretary in his home state then his take over of power in 1930 after a coup, leading Brazil for 15 years, then the democratic election that restored him to power in 1950 until his suicide in 1954.
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PT
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.