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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... schools , and even banks employ more than six hundred thousand persons . The Universal Reign of God Church , with 321,000 members , runs a network of forty- seven television and twenty - six radio stations and in 1997 elected six ...
... schools throughout all of Brazil , and only 3,717 in secondary schools . In 1845 , moreover , the imperial government canceled its annual subsidies to the provinces for public schools . The second half of the nineteenth century saw a ...
... schools to train teachers . These normal schools were usually in decrepit build- ings , taught by unqualified instructors . Their graduates , almost always single women , were paid pitiful salaries once they graduated and found teaching ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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