1942 DEFENCE: Brazil declares war on Germany

Date: 1st January 1942

Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL, WASHINGTON, RIO DE JANEIRO, SOUTH AMERICA WASHINGTON D.C., U.S.A.

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

SLATE INFORMATION: Brazil Acts Against Germany

SOUTH AMERICA: BRAZIL DECLARES WAR. Scenes showing crowds in streets, Conferences in Washington., Industry and Ships etc. Brazil, South America GV Vargas Palace, people in front. LV Flag on Palace. SV Crowd in streets. LV Vargas walks through crowds, people toss confetti on him. CU Vargas through crowds. CU Pushing crowd back. CU Vargas on balcony.

Washington, USA: GV Conference building in Washington. SV Conference building in Washington, fountain in f-g. GV Int. Delegates seated at table. SCU Chile delegate. SCU Cuba and Ecquador delegates. SCU Uruguay delegates. SCU Chile and Brazilian delegates embrace and shake hands.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Map scene - Brazil, U.S. Africa, Atlantic etc. TV Rio beach front. STV Rio's modern buildings. SV Palm trees. GV Coffee bags on moving belt. CU Bag with `Brazil' on it. CU Coffee beans. TV Dumping coffee beans on pile. Travel shot: Burning coffee. CU Labourers walk past camera. SV Sorting shell casings. GV Nazis and Italian ships in harbour. CU Italian ship `AUCTORITAS GENOVA'.

Brazil, South America: CU Italian ship `TERESA TRIESTE' LV Nazi ship at pier. CU Lifebelt with `HAMBURG' on it. LV Raising Nazi flag. SV Raising flags on Brazilian sub. at pier. SV Sub. starts out `TANOIO' CU Gun on sub. past Sugar Mountain. GV Battleship people in f-g. LV Group of destroyers past camera `C.2 and C.3' CU One destroyer `C.3.' past camera. SV People march past palm trees. CU Two girls walk past camera. GTV Parade past making `V' sign. SV Parade past making `V' sign. CU People run past trolley car. CU Making `V' sign. GV Crowd past palm trees carrying Hitler effigy up side down. CU Hitler effigy. GTV Crowds. SCUTV Crowds. STV Crowds running. STVBV Crowds through street. TV Crowd carrying Hitler effigy up side down. CU Man shouting. TV Man talking to crowd. GV President Vargas's Palace, crowds in front. SCU Vargas with 2 naval officers. GV Men lined up. LV Men marching through street. CU Soldiers past camera. LV Nazi Embassy, in Rio and sign over door. SCU Sign over door. LV Looking through gateway of Italian Embassy, cars past in f-g. LV Italian and Nazi shops, cars at side of road. SV Shop with wire in front of window. SCU Shop with `MUNDO CHAMAS' poster in front. GV Bi-planes lined up with American markings. SV Plane taxis past camera. Air View: Plane in air looking on to back of it. LV Gun barrels. CU Gun barrels. SV Gun barrels. SCU Working piece of machinery in munition factory. CU Working on shell cases. SV 2 men working on shell cases. GV Men working in munition factory. CU Man with shell cases. SV Military men marching past camera. SV Battleship at quayside. LV Battleship `C.5' GV Cruiser, small boat in front. SV Mine layer. SV Side Battleship `C.5' LV `C.5' front on. SV Mine layer `Caravelas' SV Men laying mines. SV Mine at side of boat. SCU Mine on crane. GV `C.5.' past mountain.

Brazil; World War 2 (World War II, Second World War)

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