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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... military government announced that in the Northeast two farms had been bought with money sent by Fidel Castro and set up as training centers for Brazilian guerrillas , and that in São Paulo the Com- munist Party had printed up large ...
... military officers who had less stomach for repression , and under the presidency of General Ernesto Geisel steps were taken to curtail military rule . Democracy was finally restored in 1985 , twenty - one years after tanks rolled out ...
... military regime was expressed nonviolently , in the arena of popular culture . Cinematographers , especially directors identified with the Cinema Novo movement , predicted in their films that the dispossessed would rise up against their ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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