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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Robert M. Levine. tional territory . The Amazon basin contains more than 2.4 million square miles of rain forest , under assault for centuries by settlers ( mostly land- less claim jumpers ) , rubber tappers , and , only in the last few ...
... 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 ; they ... basin , the Tupi , Carib , and Aruak , lived in communities that were in ...
... Amazon basin was divided up among missionary groups — the Franciscans , Capuchins , the Fathers of Piedade and Conceição , the Carmelites , and the Jesuits on the upstream south bank of the Amazon - who placed the Indians under their ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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