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Reading the World

Reading the World

In 1963, global icon Paulo Freire led an experimental project teaching hundreds of rural farmers to read, write and vote in Brazil, until he was arrested and forced into exile during a U.S.-backed coup d’état.

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This program is made possible by the Quitiplás Foundation, Orchard House Foundation, Buenas Obras Foundation and Kit Miller.

Reading the World

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Farmers in Brazil learn to read, write and vote until a U.S.-backed coup d’état. (56m 42s)

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