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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... coup , Brazil moved tentatively forward in the direction of elections and rule of law to an extent not seen in half of its neighbors in the region . Another Brazilian cultural characteristic is the jeito , a " 28 The History of Brazil.
... coup that soon declared itself to be revolutionary , and forty - one years after Vargas's death , Bra- zil's infant mortality rate stood at 51.6 per thousand , almost ten times worse than Spain's , a country surpassed by Brazil a decade ...
... Coups had taken place again in 1937 and 1945 ; in August 1954 another one , to oust Vargas for a second time , was stopped only by the bullet by which Vargas took his own life . Rumors of new coups flew during the presidency of Vargas's ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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