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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... industrial enter- prises , especially in textiles , processed foods , and building materials . Most of the industrial workforce was made of women , who toiled not only in cloth factories and as seamstresses but in the informal economy ...
... industrial employment and housing . Before the 1930s , buildings in deteriorating neighborhoods had been subdivided and turned into tenements to provide housing for the poor , but migrants could afford to pay no rent at all ; they had ...
... Industrial Training ( SENAI ) ; four years later , General Eurico Dutra , elected president after Vargas's ouster by the military in 1945 , created the Industrial Social Service ( SESI ) . Both agencies represented something new for ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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