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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... bank , replacing gold and silver with printed bank- notes , which he used to finance military actions against the Spanish in the south . When he returned to Portugal , the bank was liquidated , and its deficit became Brazil's national ...
... bank of Rio de Janeiro , for example , was sold to the privately held Banco Itaú . A Dutch financial conglomerate , ABN AMRO , paid $ 2.1 billion for 40 percent of the voting shares and 100 percent of the nonvoting shares of a new ...
... banks and brokers and costing taxpayers $ 211 million . The Central Bank liquidated twenty - three banks and brokerage houses as a result of the scandal . Meanwhile , courts remain reluctant to punish financial crimes , leading ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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