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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... became emporiums for silks from the Orient , spices , African ivory , and manufactured goods from western Europe . Peripheral regions were sparsely peopled except by their indigenous populations , and thus they were ripe for picking ...
... became the fa- vored site within the empire . As a result , a wave of Portuguese mer- chants and farmers emigrated to the New World — not from the elite , as in the past , but from groups that would form the basis for the Brazilian ...
... became independent in 1828. He became unpopular for a host of reasons , not the least was his unfaith- fulness to his wife , the Empress Leopoldinha . In 1831 , anti - Portuguese sentiment directed at merchants led to a bottle ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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