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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... thousand feet in altitude , and flows east and north through the dusty backlands of Bahia and Pernambuco until it ... thousand square ki- lometers in Goiâs . The 1946 constitution did the same , authorizing the selection of a specific ...
... thousand Brazilian soldiers fought in Italy and thousands of U.S. armed forces personnel were stationed in Brazil , building air bases to defend against a possible Axis invasion , flying antisubmarine patrols over the South Atlantic ...
... thousand Japanese - Brazilians had already left for Japan , where many were received less than enthusiastically by employers due to their " foreign " traits , their inability to speak Japanese and their exu- berant personalities in ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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