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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... constitution created a centralized government and divided the country into provinces governed by officials ( called " presidents " ) named by the emperor . The constitution also gave the emperor the poder moderador , the right to veto ...
... constitution for Brazil , a hybrid of holdovers from the republican era and provisions borrowed from experiments ... constitutional head of state for a four - year term . To assuage the paulistas , who had advocated an outright return to ...
... constitutional conven- tion was held , which produced a new national constitution . It enlarged the electorate , made voting compulsory , and restored many of the func- tions of representative government that had been canceled under the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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