RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 10 __THE SECOND KILLING OF CHICO MENDES__ We began this journey with two simple questions. Who was Chico Mendes and why did a big budget Hollywood ...

RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 9 __CHICO"S WIDOW SPEAKS__ In part 9, Bill, Terry and Caito finally make it to the small Amazon town of Xapuri. This is where Chico Mendes lived most ...

RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 8 - " BRANCO IS A KILLER" ------- After our visit to the "House of Rubber Tappers" we get a big interview surprise! We meet the ranchers who many ...

RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 7 __COLD WAR MEETS AMAZONIA - CHICO MENDES BECOMES A LEADER__ We arrived in the city of Rio Branco and headed for our Intervierw with Ilzamar. We were ...

RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 6 - "EARLY LIFE OF CHICO MENDES" "My life began just like that of all rubber tappers," Chico said, "as virtual slave bound to do the bidding of ...

RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 5 _ THE RUBBER SOLDIERS OF WWII _ An important moment for Brazil's rubber tappers came during the second Word War. The Western Allies desperately needed ...

Rubber Jungle Part 4 - "HENRY FORD'S FORDLAND" The next stop on our rubber history cruise was a place called Fordland. It was a huge rubber plantation built by American ...

Rubber Jungle Part 3___ "THE GREAT RUBBER SEED HEIST OF HENRY WICKHAM" __ if the entire tragedy of the Amazon and the rubbers tappers could be linked to one event, it would ...

RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 2 __ INTO THE AMAZON__ Our first stop was Belem, a bustling port city located at the mouth of the Amazon River. This is where Caito lived with his beautiful ...

RUBBER JUNGLE - Part 1 __A CALL FROM THE WILD __When a big budget Warner Brother's movie about slain Brazilian activist Chico Mendes goes bust, Bill Day, Terry Schwartz ...