The History of BrazilBloomsbury Academic, 30. nov 1999 - 208 pages Brazil is a vast, complex country with great potential but an uneven history. This engaging study will introduce readers to the history of Brazil from its origins to today. It emphasizes current issues and problems, including the country's return to democracy after more than two decades of harsh military rule and the economic consequences of adopting free-market policies as part of the creation of the global marketplace. Levine, a noted Brazilianist, explains the legacy of slavery on race relations, the stubborn persistence of barriers to upward mobility, and the characteristics of Brazil's exuberant culture. The author draws not only from a broad array of traditional sources but from oral histories and postings on the Internet. |
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... Afro - Brazilian candomblé , with its percussive music , white and black magic , and sessions where believers enter ... Brazilian and European spiritist practices , is said to have nearly thirty million followers in Brazil today , most ...
... Afro - Brazilian cultural expres- sion . Negro Front leaders had sought social and economic progress and hoped that Vargas would be receptive to the needs of their community . This had never happened . Vargas championed a kind of color ...
... Afro - Brazilian culture , 9 , 11 , 14 , 25 , 27- 28 , 113 , 144 , 150 , 179 , 187 , 189 , 191–94 ; Africanized Roman Catholicism , 27 , 72 , 192 ; candomblé , 27 , 189 , 191 ; women , 28. See also Race and racial issues Ajuricaba , 36 ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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