tiradentes2belém film debut


Due to heavy rains the night of the film’s debut during the Mineiro launch of “To Belém & Back,” a re-debut is now scheduled in Tiradentes’s Cultural Center for Friday, Jan. 8th, at 7:30pm.

The film, in many ways a simple love letter to the interior of Brazil, brings a different sensibility to the roadsides, riversides, and interior seasides that are generally avoided by tourists, journalists, and artists alike.  Leave it to American author Ben Batchelder, who grew up in the land of road mythology, to bring a fresh eye to this neglected part of Brazil’s heritage.

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About Ben

Ben Batchelder has traveled some of the world's most remote roads. Nothing in his background, from a degree in Visual & Environmental Studies at Harvard to an MBA from Wharton, adequately prepared him for the experiences. Yet he persists, for through such journeys life unfolds. Having published four books that map the inner and exterior geographies of meaningful travel, he is a mountain man in Minas Gerais, Brazil who comes down to the sea at Miami Beach, Florida. His second travel yarn, To Belém & Back, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. For more, visit www.benbatchelder.com.