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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... REFORM AND REACTION Before his inauguration , Quadros departed on an extensive trip abroad , in which one of his stops was Cuba , just a year after Castro's revolution . Journalists , who had been sympathetic to him during his campaign ...
... reform - in contrast to his civilian and military predecessors , whose backgrounds were much more limited.11 The sixty - six - year - old Cardoso , moreover , was ready to bring Brazil into the market economy . His program attacked ...
... reform governor of the state of Ceará and finance minister in 1994. Other former candidates withdrew after back - room negotiations with the administration , including the am- bitious right - wing populist Paulo Maluf , the candidate of ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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