May 25, 2009

Deep South...And I Do Mean Deep!

In my previous post I mentioned former Confederate soldiers who brought their families here to Brazil after the Civil war, forming a colony which can still be seen today. We have touched on this subject before--it can still be found In the dark recesses of the archives of this blog. However, today I did a little search on YouTube and found four videos that give a lot more of the history and background of the group, as well as the current activities of their descendants. So, without further ado, I present them to you here. (Underneath each video I have made a few comments.)

Up until now this was the only documentary I had seen on the subject. It is still one of the best, as far as giving background information about the group, as well as the effect they had on Brazilian culture. This video gives the most information about the founding of the first Baptist church in Brazil.

This one does not have much narration, but it does include some interesting shots from the local celebration of the Confederate Tradition. Fascinating to see the mix of Brazilian and Southern American culture. If you watch it on the YouTube page you can see some interesting notes put there by the author. It is funny to see the Brazilian guy portraying General Robert E. Lee.

Don't miss the Dixieland band--especially the tuba player. I was kind of confused as to what the "can-can" at the end had to do with anything confederate.

This one provides a little more background, as well as some looks into the modern life of the descentents.

This one provided some more detailed history, including the story of one son of the Confederates who fell in love with a Brazilian slave girl. Boy meets Brazilian, boy goes to the US to study, boy returns to Brazil and marries his Brazilian sweetheart...sounds vaguely familiar.

Posted by Andrew on May 25, 2009 2:29 PM.

Comments

Posted by: Pregador27 at June 3, 2009 2:13 PM

Posted by: Andrew at June 3, 2009 6:34 PM