Inside Brazil’s Poorest Region

The Sertão, which is almost as big as Western Europe, is the poorest part of the country, yet crime is concentrated in cities and along the coast, where gangs battle over drug routes. In this video, we drive through the rural inland, where you’d never know about those issues. About Roca: RocaNews is an independent media company started by 3 friends in 2020. Our mission is to cover the news without bias or fear. We deliver daily news to 2M+ people via the products below. If you want unfiltered, independent reporting like this, subscribe to our daily newsletter on Substack: https://rocanews.substack.com/subscribe Our Products: ► Instagram:   / ridethenews   ► App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rocanew... ► Substack: https://rocanews.substack.com Our Series: ► The South:    • The South   ► Pakistan:    • Pakistan   ► East Coast:    • East Coast   ► Appalachia:    • Appalachia   ► Rust Belt:    • Rust Belt   ► The Southwest    • The Southwest   ► The UK    • UK   Want to help us report? ► Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/xPrUx 0:00 Intro 1:17 Brazil’s Mythical town (Canduos) 1:56 Corruption 2:46 Crime rates 3:05 Wholesome life 4:32 First time meeting Americans 5:35 Why we making this series 6:30 Brazilian Politics 7:30 Bolsa Familia 9:20 “You are in the wrong place” 14:57 Next episode Episode 164 Subs: 1.02M subs #brazil #bahia #sertao