Brazil Launches Destroyer (1941)

Item title reads - Brazil launches destroyer. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. L/S of ship in dock. M/S of destroyers M1 and M2 side by side. Various shots of the dockyards. M/S of M3, the new destroyer, crowds wave from the quay. M/S of President Getulio Dornelles Vargas walking up the steps to the launching platform. Various shots of the ship and workers. M/S as an unnamed woman smashes the champagne against the side of the ship and it moves off. Various shots as it slides down into the sea as crowds cheer and wave. Various shots of the ship in the water. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British