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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... economic leaders , only China's was lower than Brazil's . Brazil is also a member today of the " trillion - dollar - economy country club , " which makes the extreme contrast between rich and poor especially startling : the upper 20 ...
... economic integration . In 1947 a new plant at Volta Redonda , built with government funds and large grants from the United States Export - Import Bank , began to produce steel . This cut Brazilian reliance on costly imports and spurred ...
... economic plans had failed , each using interventionist measures , such as price and wage freezes . As a result , inflation wors- ened , reaching 2,500 percent in 1993 and jumping 500 percent in the month of June 1994 alone , at one ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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