Unknown Amazon with Pedro Andrade

1 season available

Brazilian author, journalist and TV presenter, Pedro Andrade travels through the Amazon Basin meeting different groups of people who live there, showcasing and exploring life in the real modern-day Amazonia.
River Hunters
S1 E1

Pedro travels into the heart of the Amazon to discover the changing world of the Ribeirinho, the river people of Brazil; he is invited on a terrifying search for the black caiman.

Into the Wild
S1 E2

Pedro travels to Ecuador and encounters some of the Amazon's most precious wildlife; he also sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream with the Amazon's exclusive pink river dolphin.

The Gold Rush
S1 E3

Pedro digs for gold in the dangerous mines of the Ecuadorian Amazon with the workers who risk their lives every day to find this national treasure.

The Incident
S1 E4

Pedro heads to the Upper Amazon to meet local Brazilian communities, but he and his camera crew are unexpectedly targeted in a dangerous incident that quickly goes viral.

Secrets of Survival
S1 E5

Pedro travels to the heart of the Upper Amazon to explore the history of racial inequality in Brazil, meeting the Quilombola people who are direct descendants of escaped slaves.

The Outsider
S1 E6

When Pedro gets a rare invitation to hunt with a remote community known to be the fiercest hunters in the Amazon, he discovers why the community is resistant to outsiders.