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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... families in obtain- ing ship passage to Brazil . About 150 Confederate families settled near Campinas in São Paulo province , a few hours west of the city of São Paulo . There they founded a hamlet , Americana , centered on four hun ...
... families who could not afford tuition or from orphanages . In the courts , juridical distinctions were made between categories of minors : " children " were those of good families , integrated into affluent society . The rest were ...
... families , of clan groups linked by marriage and by business ties back to the old plantocracy . Society remained dominated by the agricultural elite , although rural family groups had diversified , forming panelinhas , or networks , in ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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