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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... major hydroelectric projects in the world , shared by Argentina , Brazil , and Paraguay . In the 1970s scientists converted most of the nation's trucks and official vehicles to the use of alcohol produced from sugar cane stalks ...
... major linguistic families and dominated by the Tupi - Guaranis on the coast , the nomadic Macro - Jê in the central interior , and the Aruak in the equatorial rain forest . One tribe in the Jê ( or Gé ) group , the Goayanazes , original ...
... major city , complementing a network of sophisticated national newsmagazines and major newspa- per that broke down ( but did not completely eliminate ) the barriers that formerly had isolated one Brazilian city from another . During the ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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