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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... Estado Novo ( New State ) dictatorship , based loosely on the Portuguese fascist regime of the same name and kept in power by repression . During the Estado Novo , Brazil allied with the United States ; Vargas pressed Washington for as ...
... Estado Novo , including the right of habeas corpus - guaranteeing , at least in theory , due process and legal ... Estado Novo , had so tempered his policies that he became the preferred presi- dential candidate of the U.S. State ...
... Estado Novo , he governed cautiously ; he prepared the way for peaceful national elections in 1955 . The Vargas ... Estado Novo coup , under his ban on political organizations . The Brazilian Negro Front itself had won official ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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