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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... population ( slaves , their masters , and natives ) lived un- der poor conditions , in collective poverty if not semistarvation . Sugar , for several centuries , remained the most profitable crop . The construction of sugar - grinding ...
... population of 70 percent . Urban growth , then , was not keeping pace with the urban population increase . At best this forced hundreds of thousands into the underground economy ; at worst , it sowed the seeds of a per- manent ...
... population could neither read nor write . A quarter of the city's population lived in tuberculosis - ridden tenements , or cortiços . Immigrant Portuguese con- trolled retail selling , and they were despised . SLAVERY It is estimated ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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