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The episode explores Hans Staden's harrowing experiences of captivity among cannibals in Brazil during the 16th century.

Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch Rio: The Great Saga and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from: True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil by Hans Staden Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton https://archive.org/details/captivityhansst00burtgoog/page/n135/mode/2up Art by Bilalerlangga. Thumbnail art by Alex Stoica. Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist Stock footage from Videoblocks and Artgrid Image Credits: Tupi Housing By Valter Campanato/ABr - http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/media/imagens/2007/08/28/dsc_0100.jpg/view, CC BY 3.0 br, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4201804 By Wilfredor - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50945629 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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