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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... Amazon River at Belém in the far north they can journey inland almost a thousand miles , to the steamy jungle city of Manaos . These physical barriers have over the centuries hindered access to the interior . Only recently has Brazil's ...
... Amazon and its tributaries contained more than 1,800 vari- eties of fish ... River and upstream almost to Peru . The Gê lived on the vast central plateau ... Amazon basin , the Tupi , Carib , and Aruak , lived in communities that were in ...
... Amazon basin was divided up among missionary groups — the Franciscans ... river Negro , under their leader Ajuricaba . Five years later , the ... Amazon . They had been excluded from Minas Gerais - religious work there was performed by ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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