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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... Brasília , in the late 1950s . Its northern end , the Pantanal region , is a large but shrinking environment of pristine natural flora and fauna , and In- dian reservations . It is the world's largest wetland , home to legions of rare ...
... Brasília did attract thousands of urban pio- neers from all over the country , and by the 1990s it had achieved at least in part its objective of stimulating national integration . In 1987 Brasília was designated by UNESCO as a ...
... rules of the compromise and attempted to appeal directly to the masses . When noncommissioned officers led by sergeants mutinied in Brasília in September , he refused to condemn Dictatorship and Democracy ( 1954-1998 ) 125.
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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