Good Neighbors (Part Two)
Good Neighbors (Part Two)
Promotion of the United States' "Good Neighbor" policies toward Latin American nations; an early version of inter-American free trade policies in the hemisphere; focuses on economic benefits to Latin American countries by orienting themselves to American tourists. 02.21.34.- Montage of wealthy Americans aboard Goodwill luxury liner USS Brazil: they swim, sun, relax, play volleyball & shuffleboard on deck as ship sails for South America; they partake of an ornate buffet feast; a steward cleans a cabin as a woman writes at desk; waitstaff attends to well-dressed clients in bar; passengers dance. 02.23.55.- Montage of crew acting out Neptune ceremony (every crewman must submit to initiation into Neptune court, a wacky event featuring mock-surgeries, men in drag and ceremonial tossing into the pool). MS's Goodwill Ambassadors sitting on deck, talking. MS's members of Maritime Commission meeting below deck, talking. 02.26.32.- Map of voyage to Rio de Janeiro. LS's of ships pulling into port. MS's Brazil President GETULIO VARGAS meeting w/ American diplomats, later dining with them. EST shots of presidential palace in Rio. More diplomatic trade meetings. EST shots shipping ports of Santos, Brazil. MS's Brazilian guests attending luncheon on USS Brazil (buffet and beverages). MS's laborers lifting large bags of coffee at shipping dock.