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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... foreign came to Salvador , but within five years foreign ships greatly outnumbered Portuguese vessels in all Brazilian ports . Brazil remained politically a part of the Portuguese empire , but economically it had been granted ...
... foreign interests as new foreign investment was invited in after World War I. A spontaneous barracks revolt at Copacabana Fort in Rio de Ja- neiro gave birth to the nationalistic tenente movement , which electrified the public and by ...
... foreign investors have seen Brazil as an extraor- dinary opportunity for growth . More than $ 45 billion entered Brazil in 1997 in direct investment . Multinational investment , from telecommu- nications to fast food to industrial ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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