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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... Minas Gerais ; in Goiás , fugitive slaves panned for gold and used it to buy their freedom . In Mato Grosso , the process of establishing quilombos in the far reaches of that wild and underdeveloped territory helped expand Brazil's ...
... Minas Gerais announced a tax on slaves and closed smelting houses where contrabanders melted down their nug- gets , dust , and other forms of the mineral . The new tax hit struggling prospectors harder than the rich , and farmers ...
... Minas Gerais , expecting to rotate power . When São Paulo violated that agreement in 1930 , putting forward a pau- lista ( Júlio Prestes ) to replace the outgoing president ( Washington Luis Pereira de Souza , also a paulista ) , Minas ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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