Access to this video is a benefit for members through PBS Passport.
Back to Show
In the America's with David Yetman
Brazil's Land of Sand
Season 3
Episode 305
Long stretches of Brazil’s northeast coast are lined with sand dunes, some of them so vast that they create their own climate. They provide a striking variety of landscapes, each with its own ecological characte and its own plants and animals. The sands are also home to the cashew tree, famous for fruit and nut, and one tree in particular has become a major tourist attraction.
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Explore how cities and countryside adapt to drought in the American Southwest.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Explore the old town of Baracoa and Cuba's vast sugar cane fields.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Discover why surfers now flock from around the world to ride the Pororoca.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Explore the world's largest freshwater swamp, the Pantanal.
26:46
Learn everything about Francisco Eusebio Kino and the Mission San Xavier del Bac.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
In Mexico's southernmost state, David finds nations apart from mainstream Mexico.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
With distinct Afro-Cuban roots, Santiago de Cuba was once Cuba's most important city.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
More than any other of the contiguous United States, Oregon has been shaped by volcanoes.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
A hotbed of baseball, whalewatching, and a lively carnival, after years of turmoil.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
From a biosphere to a Costa Rican rainforest reserve, scientists observe climate change.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
The Pinacate Volcanic Range on the U.S.-Mexico border has a history of fire and brimstone.