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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... gold shipments to Portugal , although gold remained undervalued in Brazil to encourage exports . Once the mines began to run low , fifty years after the gold boom began , contra- band silver , smuggled from ships , began to take its ...
... gold was handed in through official channels . This worked for a while , but gold smuggling became more highly organized , and in 1733 the tax was raised back to 20 percent . The new governor of Minas Gerais announced a tax on slaves ...
... gold boom ) , and devoid of high culture . NATIONAL IDENTITY Expeditions into the interior from the Portuguese settlements on the coast led to the eventual occupation of over half of South America's land area and forged the basis of ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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