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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... continued after Vargas and polarized the political arena . The early 1960s saw continued instability , yielding to a military coup in March 1964 . The new military regime vowed to rid Brazil of corruption and com- munist influence , and ...
... continued export of sugar , cot- ton , and tobacco , and in a global context shaped by the continued tri- umphs of the European world at the time , there was no doubt regarding the lesson and the goal . " 1 Political Life For most ...
... continued to operate - Rio's Correio da Manhã was closed down from August 1924 to May 1925 — and the courts upheld the right of the government to require prior censorship of all published ma- terial . In 1926 , the cruzeiro replaced the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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