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The History of Brazil

by Robert M. Levine. 216 pgs.

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   Robert M. Levine

Publisher:

   Greenwood Press

Place of Publication:

  Westport, CT  

Publication Year:

  1999
Subjects:   Brazil--History
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books on: (Brazil History)  - 18084 results

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1.
Emancipating the Female Sex: The Struggle for Women's Rights in Brazil, 1850-1940
Book by June E. Hahner; Duke University Press, 1990
Subjects: Feminism--Brazil--History--19th Century, Feminism--Brazil--History--20th Century, Women's Rights--Brazil--History--19th Century, Women's Rights--Brazil--History--20th Century, Women--Brazil--Social Conditions
...is no comprehensive history of the long struggle for womens rights in Brazil. 3 The very existence...research on this lost history of Brazilian women, which I felt...mark a sharp break in Brazilian history. The use of force was...
2.
The Confederados: Old South Immigrants in Brazil
Book by Cyrus B. Dawsey, James M. Dawsey; University of Alabama Press, 1995
Subjects: American Confederate Voluntary Exiles--Brazil--History, Brazil--History--Empire, 1822-1889, Immigrants--Brazil--History--19th Century, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Refugees
...Confederate voluntary exiles-- Brazil--History. 2. United States--History...War, 1861-1865--Refugees. 3. Brazil--History--Empire, 1822-1889. 4. Immigrants--Brazil --History--19th century. I. Dawsey, Cyrus...
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In Defense of Honor: Sexual Morality, Modernity, and Nation in Early-Twentieth-Century Brazil
Book by Sueann Caulfield; Duke University Press, 2000
Subjects: Sex Customs--Brazil--History--20th Century, Sexual Ethics--Brazil--History--20th Century, Virginity--Brazil--History--20th Century
...whose tremendous impact on Brazilian history is equaled by the impact he...have predominated throughout Brazils history, such as premarital sexual relations...probably common throughout Brazils history. 74 As Bevilaqua explained...
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Modern Brazil: Elites and Masses in Historical Perspective
Book by Michael L. Conniff, Frank D. McCann; University of Nebraska Press, 1991
Subjects: Brazil--Social Conditions, Elite (Social Sciences)--Brazil--History, Social Classes--Brazil--History
...6348-1 pbk. 1. Social classes -- Brazil -- History. 2. Elite Social sciences -- Brazil -- History. 3. Brazil -- Social conditions. 1...We regard the last hundred years of Brazils history as a coherent whole, a period when the...
5.
Dom Pedro: The Struggle for Liberty in Brazil and Portugal, 1798-1834
Book by Neill Macaulay; Duke University Press, 1986
Subjects: Brazil--History--1763-1822, Brazil--History--Empire, 1822-1889, Brazil--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Pedro--I--Emperor Of Brazil--1798-1834, Portugal--History--1789-1900
...1798-1834. Bibliography: p. Includes index. I. Brazil History 1763-1821. 2. Brazil History I822-1889. 3. Portugal Histcry 1789-1900...shaped it. The book examines an epoch in Luso-Brazilian history by following the trajectory of its preeminent...
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journal articles on: (Brazil History)  - 3187 results

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1.
Oral History in Brazil: Development and Challenges
Journal article by Jose Carlos Sebe Bom Meihy; The Oral History Review, Vol. 26, 1999
Subjects: Brazil--History, Oral history--Brazil
Oral History in Brazil: Development and Challenges...and mechanisms of study. Modern Brazilian oral history defined itself as of 1979, flowering...the first two programs in oral history in Brazil date from this moment in 1975...
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Modernization, Citizenship, and Stratification: Historical Processes and Recent Changes in Brazil
Journal article by Elisa P. Reis; Daedalus, Vol. 129, 2000
Subjects: Brazil--History, Democracy--Brazil
...that for most of its history the modern Brazilian nation-state amalgamated...a "revolution" in Brazilian history. However, despite...Studies in Society and History IX (April 1967): 292-346...Authoritarian Modernization in Brazil," Ph.D. dissertation...
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Dreams Come Untrue
Journal article by Jose Murilo De Carvalho; Daedalus, Vol. 129, 2000
Subjects: Brazil--History, Democracy--Brazil, Portugal--History
...time the first known history of Brazil written by a Brazilian...ethnic groups. 24 In Brazil, the openness of...misleading throughout its history, in the sense that...fires. (16.) The history of the destruction of Brazilian forests can be found...
4.
Myths of Pacification: Brazilian Frontier Settlement and the Subjugation of the Bororo Indians
Journal article by Hal Langfur; Journal of Social History, Vol. 32, 1999
Subjects: Brazil--History, Pacifism--History, South American native peoples--Brazil
...direct element of progress" in Brazilian history and thus the natural vanguard...from active participation in Brazilian history long before the republican...Lombardi, "The Frontier in Brazilian History: An Historiographic Essay...
5.
Oral History and the Social Identity of Brazilian Women under Military Rule
Journal article by Elizabeth F. Xavier Ferreira; The Oral History Review, Vol. 24, 1997
Subjects: Brazil--History, Military government--Brazil, Oral history--Brazil, Women--Brazil
Oral history and the social identity of Brazilian women under military rule...represented an unprecedented fact in Brazilian history. Based on this evidence, I...point of view on that period of Brazilian history represented a testimony of...
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1.
Cabral Discovers Brazil
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 50, April 2000
Subjects: Brazil--History, Cabral, Pedro Alvarez--Discovery, exploration, etc., Explorers--Conduct of life
Cabral Discovers Brazil by Richard Cavendish April 21st, 1500 The discovery of Brazil was an episode in the creation of a Portuguese...narrowest point and bumped accidentally into Brazil. This is the generally accepted story, at...
2.
Brazil -- the Black Stake
Magazine article by Antonio De Figueiredo; New African, February 2003
Subjects: Blacks--International aspects, Blacks--Social aspects, Brazil--History, Brazil--Social aspects, Brazilians--Social aspects, Bush, George W.--Criticism and interpretation, Cardoso, Fernando Henrique--International relations, Lula da Silva, Luiz Inacio--Political activity, Political history, Poverty--Political aspects, Poverty--Social aspects, Race relations--History, Race relations--Social aspects, United States--International relations, Whites--Political activity
...So you also have blacks in Brazil?" President Cardosos reply...implied ignorance of political history. To top it all, President...a figure as important for Brazils black causes, as Du Bois is for the history of the universe of black pain...
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Building Democratic Socialism: The Partido Dos Trabalhadores in Brazil
Magazine article by Maria Helena Moreira Alves; Monthly Review, Vol. 42, September 1990
Subjects: Brazil--Political aspects, Political parties--Brazil, Social history--Brazil, Workers' Party (Brazil)--History, Workers' Party (Brazil)--Political activity, da Silva, Luis Inacio--Political activity
...grassroots movement in Brazilian history. Toward the end of 1979...black congresswoman in Brazilian history. The presence of these...2) On this point of the history of the trade union movement in Brazil and its search for autonomy...
4.
Brazil's African Legacy
Magazine article by John Geipel; History Today, Vol. 47, August 1997
Subjects: Africans in Brazil--History, Brazil--History, Slavery--Brazil
Brazils African legacy by John Geipel It was the...preacher and missionary. Frei Antonio Vieira, who said that Brazil had `the body of America and the soul of Africa and this...the African element in the population is much diluted, Brazils economic, demographic, genetic and cultural debt to Africa...
5.
THE GLITTER of BRAZIL'S BAROQUE BOOM
Magazine article by Parisina Malatesta, James Patrick Kiernan; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 51, January 1999
Subjects: Brazil--History, Minas Gerais, Brazil--History, Mining industry--Brazil
...Portugal, there began one of the great gold rushes in human history. From Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Salvador da Bahia, from...African slaves, destined no longer for the sugar plantations of Brazils northeast, were moved to the mining area. Gold was found in...
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Samba Beat; 1974 Frankfurt: Brazil 0 Scotland 0
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 1, 1998
Subjects: Brazil
...Brazil 4 Scotland 1 Alan Rough found the experience of facing Brazil a whole new ball game. Literally, a whole new ball game...The most famous toe-poke - Jimmy Hills description - in our history had stunned the Brazilians for all of 30 seconds. Then they...
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BRAZIL CAN'T BE THIS BAD AGAIN ...OR CAN THEY?; Tom Boyd Keeps His Fingers Crossed
Newspaper article by Iain Campbell; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 2, 1998
Subjects: Brazil
...but if we do it well go down in history and thats the main aim of everyone...backs the Celtic mans belief that Brazil are still short of their best form...World Cup will be another piece of history for Brazil. "Im sure that by next week we...
3.
Close Gaul but It's Got; to Be Brazil
Newspaper article by James Traynor; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), July 11, 1998
Subjects: Brazil
...the winning manager again would mark him down in the games history as a phenomenon. His opponent, Aime Jacquet, has already...everything to undermine the remarkable old- timer. Jacquet said "Brazil may be the favourites, but sometimes special games bring out...
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I'd Rather Lose 3-0 to Brazil and Have a Go Than Just Sit Back!; SAYS SCOTS KEEPER JIM LEIGHTON
Newspaper article by Derek Mcgregor; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), December 6, 1997
Subjects: Brazil
...I wanted to soak in every little thing. But thats all history now. What happened, happened. "After that game it wasnt the best sleep Ive ever had." For Leighton, playing Brazil in the World Cup is the pinnacle. He said: "I was in the...
5.
Stars Predict No Joys from Brazil
Newspaper article by Grant Macdonald; The Mirror (London, England), June 10, 1998
Subjects: Brazil, Scotland
Stars Predict No Joys from Brazil. by GRANT MacDONALD...the knock-out stages and make history - although he feels the current...anyone, believe me - not even Brazil." SANDY JARDINE (Formerly...Scotland): "Ive played against Brazil three times before - and thankfully...
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encyclopedia articles on: (Brazil History)  - 53 results

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Brazil
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Democratic Labor party, the Brazilian Social Democracy party...the Workers party. History Early History...greatest popular margin in Brazilian history, but his autocratic...1971); E. B. Burns, A History of Brazil (2d ed. 1980); P...
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Rio De Janeiro , City, Brazil
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...founded 1808). The sports stadium is one of the worlds largest. History According to tradition, the Rio de Janeiro area was visited...by Mem de Sa, governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil. At the same time the city of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro...
3.
South America
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...forest products are removed for export. Outline of Modern History European exploration and penetration of South America started...Under the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal claimed what is now Brazil, and Spanish claims were established throughout the rest of...
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Argentina
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...widespread tax evasion). The economy was hurt by Brazils recession and currency devaluation in the late 1990s...governor and legislature and its own judicial system. History Early History Little is known of the earliest inhabitants of...
5.
Paraguay , Country, South America
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Paraguay is a member of Mercosur ; its main trading partners are Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, and China. Customs duties furnish an important...country is divided into 17 departments and the capital city. History Early History European influence in Paraguay began with...
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