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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... Northeast , the Southeast ( or Center- South ) , the South , and the Center - West - have been likened to islands in a huge archipelago , floating in a sea of geographical diversity . Although Portuguese is universally spoken , regional ...
... northeastern coast , had been successful . The French , who had established a colony at Rio de Janeiro in 1560 , were ... Northeast were initial efforts to grow crops profitable enough to permit the purchase of African slaves , whose ...
... Northeast landowners shut down their agricultural prop- erties and moved to the cities of the coast , turning over ... northeastern Brazil , the result of lower prices for sugar produced in the Caribbean and Louisiana , led many ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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