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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... Church , with three million adherents , has a rival television network and operates newspapers , schools ... churches regularly ; more , like the Afro- Brazilian singer Virginia Rodrigues and the late black writer Carolina Maria de Jesus ...
... Church . Liberal Party members were " liberal " mainly on issues of trade and the size of government : they were ... Church and the monarchy . This was ironic , be- cause although Brazil's elite fully supported the conservative tone of ...
... church hierarchy . This led to the so - called Religious Question of 1871-1874 , a tug - of - war over whether the emperor or the church controlled ecclesiastical appointments . Pedro II won the battle but lost the war : after 1874 , the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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