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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... labor pool created by the extremely high birth rate and the steady flow of migrants to the cities . These economic refugees , arriving in open trucks ( dubbed pau de arara , or parrot's perch ) came forty to sixty at a time , jostling ...
... Labor militants organized workers in a handful of industrial and craft trades , precipi- tating police crackdowns and deportation of many labor leaders , who for the most part were immigrants from Italy or Spain . The Brazilian ...
... labor , whereby neighbors helped one another to raise roofs , dig wells , and mend fences , diminished , because the ... labor unions , their members angered by economic hardships and runaway inflation caused by rapid post - war ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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