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★ 7 · 2015 · 8m · Documentary
A unique visual journey through galaxies, deep into the subatomic world of elementary particles, and into the center of the sun. Witness the formation of the Earth and the beginning of life and the birth of thought. Shown exclusively at the Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro.
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