▁Brazil . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁film ▁No ▁País ▁das ▁Amazon as , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁document ary ▁films ▁that ▁dep icted ▁the ▁Amazon ▁rain for est . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁direct ing ▁various ▁other ▁films ▁about ▁Brazil , ▁Santos ▁documented ▁an ▁expedition ▁with ▁the ▁expl or ers ▁The odor ▁Koch - Gr un berg ▁and ▁Alexander ▁H . ▁R ice ▁Jr . ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁film ▁No ▁R astro ▁do ▁E ld or ado . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁Santos ▁left ▁for ▁Brazil ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁pract iced ▁phot ography ▁and ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Jul io ▁César ▁A ran a , ▁who ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon ▁rub ber ▁industry . ▁A ran a ▁spons ored ▁Santos ' ▁trip ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 0 s , ▁where ▁he ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁cinemat ography ▁through ▁the ▁L um iere ▁Brothers ' ▁invent ions . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁Brazil ▁with ▁cinema ▁film ▁supplies , ▁Santos ▁created ▁a ▁film ▁document ing ▁A ran a ' s ▁rub ber ▁plant ations ▁along ▁the ▁Put om ay o ▁River . ▁Santos ▁settled ▁in ▁Man aus ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁Ama z ô nia ▁C ine ▁Film , ▁a ▁production ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁His ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁film ▁No ▁País ▁das