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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... called ultramontanism , was to remove syncretistic elements - such as the widespread practice of Afro- Brazilian religion behind the iconography of Roman Catholicism . Pedro disagreed even more vehemently with the Vatican's insistence ...
... called with greater frequency , and they were often broken up by club - wielding policemen called out by employers . Indus- trial workers , perhaps emboldened by the greater demand for manufac- tured goods during the war , became ...
... called Communion , for example , portrays the abduction of a film crew in the Morro da Santa Maria favela in Rìo ; the kidnapper , pointing a revolver at the filmmaker , makes an impassioned speech about the example of the 1897 ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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