These upper reaches are home to legendary river monsters – electric eels capable of generating more than five hundred volts. ibid.
Ocean-going ships can sail over 2,000 miles inland. ibid.
Every year in November the tropical wet season sweeps in. ibid.
Pink river dolphins … the largest river dolphins in the world. ibid.
An enormous algal reef more than six hundred miles long. And that’s not all – an underwater garden of giant sponges. ibid.
Manaus: We are on a drug trafficking route. Today, our city is a murder capital. Killer Ratings I: The Accusation, opening commentary, dude, Netflix 2019
And it was here that the Wallace case took place. ibid. woman
The Wallace case was exceptional. Many do not believe that what happened was even possible. Such outrageous events. So momentous. ibid. dude
I started a crime show [Canal Livre]. ibid. Souza
He started to become defender of the people … Wallace fought against drug trafficking and criminals. ibid. director
The police themselves tipped us off. And we sent a crew to report. ibid.
A big fight started between the puppet and Gil … Wallace thought it was hilarious. ibid.
In his first election he won the most votes in Manaus. ibid.
Wallace presented himself as a saviour. He was going to solve all the issues. ibid. dude
They always got there first because the representative ordered the killings: Representative Wallace. ibid. journalist
Due to the volume of facts to be investigated, we had the idea of creating a group which was called Task Force. Killer Ratings II: The Investigation
According to his testimony, he had been killing for Wallace Souza. More than a dozen killings. But Representative Wallace Souza stated he did not know Moa. ibid. Task Force dude
Among those who worked for him there were former cops who had been expelled from the force for criminal activities. ibid. dude
They started to kill rival drug dealers and to film the scene, creating a buzz. ibid.
When the story hit the news, many people, mainly those living in poor neighbourhoods where Wallace was popular, thought that he was being persecuted. Killer Ratings III: Conspiracy, woman
Moah had revealed in his statement that Raphael Souza, Wallace’s son, was a key person in the criminal organisation. (Murder & Brazil & Amazon & Television & Gangs: Brazil) ibid. Task Force dude
The evidence we gathred confirmed all of the statements we had collected. ibid. rozzer
I’m sure my son and I are innocent. Killer Ratings IV: The Son, Wallace to press
The Task Force was ready to take the next step in the investigation. We would arrest the security guards that worked on Wallace’s TV show. ibid. Task Force dude
The Task Force dragged my father’s name through the mud. Killer Ratings V: In God’s Hands, son
Wallace faces several accusations including witness intimidation, as well as forming a criminal organization and drug trafficking. ibid. television news
I declare the impeachment of Wallace Souza. ibid. speaker of house
The press is simply destroying our family. ibid. wife into press microphone
Police have received several anonymous tip-offs on the whereabouts of Wallace Souza. Killer Ratings VI: Judgement, television news
Judge Mirza Telma today heard five witnesses for the prosecution. Among them, two people who witnessed the death of Cacula. ibid.
It was a long and complex case. I had to decide if there was enough evidence to prove Wallace Souza was the author of this crime. ibid. Judge
I came to the conclusion that there was enough evidence for all the defendants including Wallace to be sent for trial by a jury. Killer Ratings VII: The Terror, judge
I talked. I gave hours of testimony. ibid. Wallace’s co-worker Gisele Vaz
As I carried on working, as the years went by, I started noticing something was wrong. They would arrive at someone’s house without a warrant and simply force their way in. ‘There are drugs here.’ Often they didn’t find anything and they’d say, ‘Bring it from the car.’ ibid.
I saw many innocent people go to jail. ibid.
I sentence Raphael to nine years in prison for the murder of Cleomir Bernardino. ibid. judge
The Amazon rainforest is at a tipping point. And criminal networks are pushing it closer to the edge … Illegal logging is a major factor in deforestation, gold-mining is equally malicious. Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller s2e8: Amazon Mafia, National Geographic 2022
The Amazon: the greatest rainforest on planet Earth … The first new cases of what we now call Covid has just been reported in Brazil … 300 indigenous tribe still live in Brazil’s forest. Simon Reeve’s South America II
Now the Amazon is being destroyed at the fastest rate for fifteen years. ibid.
I’ve been exploring the possibility of a lost civilisation in prehistory for more than 30 years. Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas s2e1: Chapter I, Netflix 2024
One of the most striking places in North America: White Sands, New Mexico … Forcing a rewrite of the history of the pre-Americas. ibid.
These fossilised human footprints must have been made in the time of the mammoths and the giants sloths. At least 11,500 years ago. And there are thousands of them. ibid.
‘At least from 21 to 23,000 years ago.’ ibid. scientist
The timeline of history keeps receding with every new discovery. ibid.
Where astounding secrets of the human past are now beginning to be revealed: this is the Amazon. ibid.
Giant geometrical shapes as much as 1,000 feet across … spread across an area the size of West Virginia. ibid.
Ancient raised roads connecting the geoglyphs. ibid.
These enormous in the Amazon point to a monumental human endeavour. But how many of them are there? Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas s2e2: Chapter II
Rock Art are in the Americas: known as pictographs … When were these images painted? … Art work created during the last Ice Age. ibid.
Most compelling to me are the hand-prints … a message to the future. ibid.
Brazil: These paintings push the date back future - to more than 25,000 years ago. ibid.
The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis … Evidence may be present etched into these walls. ibid.
2015: They found that members of certain Amazonian tribes share a specific DNA marker with people from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. ibid.
This DNA signal is not found anywhere in North America. What’s more, the DNA signal is very old: at least 10,000 years. ibid.
Easter Island: ‘In this study of the different food we have, the result came with the banana. They found the banana on the island three thousands years ago.’ Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas s2e3: Chapter III, expert
The plants are helping us push the timeline back. ibid.
More evidence of Veracocha’s legacy … More than 11,000 feet above sea level: this is Sascayhuaman. This is one of the world’s most extraordinary ancient sites and one of the most mysterious. The vast hilltop site is filled with archaeological wonders crafted from stone. ibid.
Incas: A civilisation that flourished across the high Andes. ibid.
The Inca warriors made their last redoubt from behind these walls. ibid.
We did see something like this back in Rapa Nui. ibid.