Summary One hundred years ago, the Luxembourg-based steel giant Arbed - today ArcelorMittal - inaugurated its Brazilian subsidiary called Companhia Siderúrgica Belgo Mineira in the heart of the State of Minas Gerais. At that time, the lack of qualified workforce provoked a massive movement of hundreds of Luxembourgish migrants to Brazil in order to erect a colossal steel plant and its surrounding industrial city, giving birth to the cradle of the Brazilian steel industry. While searching for her own identity, Luxembourg-Brazilian filmmaker and historian Dominique makes a fateful discovery as she comes across João Monlevade, an incredible and oddly familiar tropical version of the industrial south of Luxembourg she grew up in. This staggering revelation pulls her into a fascinating quest behind the curtains of the mythical stories of the Colônia Luxemburguesa. What is this Colônia like? Was it a success story of integration into the Brazilian society - a success story at all? View more details
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 25, 2022
Countries of origin : Luxembourg
Official sites : A Colônia Luxemburguesa - Website official Website
Language : English German French Portuguese
Filming locations : João Monlevade, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Production companies : Samsa Film
Summary One hundred years ago, the Luxembourg-based steel giant Arbed - today ArcelorMittal - inaugurated its Brazilian subsidiary called Companhia Siderúrgica Belgo Mineira in the heart of the State of Minas Gerais. At that time, the lack of qualified workforce provoked a massive movement of hundreds of Luxembourgish migrants to Brazil in order to erect a colossal steel plant and its surrounding industrial city, giving birth to the cradle of the Brazilian steel industry. While searching for her own identity, Luxembourg-Brazilian filmmaker and historian Dominique makes a fateful discovery as she comes across João Monlevade, an incredible and oddly familiar tropical version of the industrial south of Luxembourg she grew up in. This staggering revelation pulls her into a fascinating quest behind the curtains of the mythical stories of the Colônia Luxemburguesa. What is this Colônia like? Was it a success story of integration into the Brazilian society - a success story at all? View more details
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 25, 2022
Countries of origin : Luxembourg
Official sites : A Colônia Luxemburguesa - Website official Website
Language : English German French Portuguese
Filming locations : João Monlevade, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Production companies : Samsa Film
