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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... federal govern- ment created a fifty - thousand square - kilometer zone and designated it the Federal District . In April 1958 , President Juscelino Kubitschek approved a massive plan to construct the capital . Formal dedication ...
... federal capital and shut out of political influence by the coalition of the powerful states of the Center - South and the Federal District - contributed to the revolts on the geographic periphery that by the end of the 1920s so ...
... Federal District , and to some extent Rio Grande do Sul ) controlled the federal government through their control of cabinet positions and the bureau- cracy . The elites cared little for democracy or popular mobilization , al- though ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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