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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... Spain in population , it lacked the surplus population that Spain sent to the New World , and its Roman Catholic hierarchy , less powerful and less zealous than that of the Spanish church , did not give nearly the same emphasis to ...
... Spain countered , however , with an expedition headed by Juan de Solís in 1515 , and the Portuguese never pressed their claim . Ferdinand de Magellan , sailing from Spain in search of a westward passage in 1519 , stopped in Brazil ...
... Spain's Philip II , the nephew of the former Portuguese king , became Philip I of Portugal . During this period of dual monarchy , which lasted sixty years , the two empires remained separate , and Spain permitted Portugal broad ...
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An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
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