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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... Argentina , newly independent , annexed the southernmost Brazilian territory , formerly part of Rio Grande do Sul but now known as the Cisplatine Province . In 1828 , this territory became independent Uruguay , created with British ...
... Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay , at that time a client state of its Portuguese - speaking neighbor - waged war against Paraguay for the next six years . Paraguayan resistance was tenacious , however , and complete victory was never ...
... Argentina and José Sarney of Brazil signed accords for a bilateral trade arrangement . This was a historic breakthrough : for gen- erations , each nation had feared the other , deploying large portions of their armed forces to the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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