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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... Portugal nor Spain . Portuguese ship captains had worried about the impact of Columbus's 1492 landfall , but they knew the size of the circumference of the earth and believed that the eastern route would be better for them , given their ...
... Portugal . The most practical way to send a letter from northern Mar- anhão to the royal city of Salvador or to towns farther south was via ship to Portugal , then another ship to its final destination . Other places in Portuguese ...
... Portugal , Brazil , and the Algarve , while Portugal's nobility implored the Bragança royal family to return home , presumably to revoke the formal equality for Brazil that had grudgingly been established . Maria I , known as the " mad ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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