Silvino Santos | |
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| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 14 May 1970 |
Silvino Simões Santos Silva (1886, in Cernache do Bonjardim, Portugal – 14 May 1970, in Manaus, Brazil) was a Portuguese-born cinematographer and photographer who emigrated and worked in Brazil. He is known for his role as director of the 1922 film No País das Amazonas, which was one of the earliest documentary films that depicted the Amazon rainforest.[1] In addition to directing various other films about Brazil, Santos documented an expedition with the explorers Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Alexander H. Rice Jr. which was released as the 1924 film No Rastro do Eldorado.
- ^ Alencar, Miriam (8 August 1970). "Silvino Santos no Rastro das Amazonas". Jornal do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese).