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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... unions were protected . Informal - economy work- ers , excluded from labor unions of any kind , must fare for themselves . The greatest obstacle to economic development remains the structural barriers to enlargement of the domestic ...
... unions , although the Estado Novo did not permit independent labor unions to function . So cynical were Bra- zilian workers about the official unions , run by pelegos , government hon- chos , that despite the offer of attractive ...
... unions and the Left , Luís Inácio da Silva ( “ Lula ” ) , a metalworker and union organizer who had migrated from the impoverished Northeast with his family . He had risen to the leadership of the Workers ' Party ( PT ) , which had ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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