Meet 14 year old Jesse. Like the other riberinhos, or river dwellers, he could swim and paddle before he could walk. Helped by children as young as five, he rows for hours a day, risking death trying to fasten his tiny canoes onto the fast moving tourist boats. The children hope to earn a few pennies for their family, plying jungle delicacies to the passengers and crew. But one day, during the making of this film, tragedy struck.
In this acclaimed series, we journey on some of the world's most dangerous routes and explore the lengths people go to in order to change their destinies.
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In this acclaimed series, we journey on some of the world's most dangerous routes and explore the lengths people go to in order to change their destinies.
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In this acclaimed series, we journey on some of the world's most dangerous routes and explore the lengths people go to in order to change their destinies.
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