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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... Lisbon but also exposing Portugal to new enmities , specifically from the Protestant Dutch , long enemies of Spain . The Dutch invasion of 1630 , financed by the Dutch West India Company , proved to be the most extensive and longest ...
... Lisbon to control , and as a result it became a cauldron of peo- ple - prospectors , fortune hunters , runaway communities of escaped African slaves , gypsies , New Christians , and other fugitives . As late as 1790 , even those in the ...
... Lisbon and convoked a liberal parliament , the new government attempted to tighten the colonial ties with Brazil , which had weakened now that the royal family lived in Rio de Janeiro . The British , fearing loss of their own influence ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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