Au Cœur de la Forêt Amazonienne : Carajas, la Plus Grande Mine du Monde

Journey to the heart of the forest, in the Far West of the Amazon on the Carajas iron mine. It is the largest iron mine in the world. A train, rail... A few days later, stop at Serra Pelada with "cowboys" on every street corner. Obviously it's no longer the gold mine of the 80s but we dig there, we always search there.... Below Chico's kitchen a well 90 meters deep where he still feeds his hopes of wealth . But times have changed. On this route, we also cross the region of Eldorado dos Carajas. Here, the forest has given way to ranches. You meet real "rancheros" there: cattle breeders who mark with a hot iron and ring their spurs. The train arrives in São Luiz, in the state of Maranhão, which was colonized by the French and which still retains its historic center almost intact, while at the port, iron meets the sea...