BAHIA, City, Brazil

city, Brazil: see Salvador, Brazil.

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books on: Bahia City Brazil  - 1348 results

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Sovereignty and Society in Colonial Brazil: The High Court of Bahia and Its Judges, 1609-1751
Book by Stuart B. Schwartz; University of California Press, 1973
Subjects: Brazil--Social Conditions, Portugal--Colonies--Administration, Portugal--Colonies--America
...usage. In general, I have followed modern Brazilian usage for example, Antonio not Antonio, Bahia not Baia , although this has led me to supply...Oporto not Porto when such exists. The city of Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos...
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Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics: Bahia, 1790s to 1990s
Book by Hendrik Kraay; M. E. Sharpe, 1998
Subjects: Bahia (Brazil : State)--Race Relations, Blacks--Brazil--Bahia (State)--Government Relations, Politics And Culture--Brazil--Bahia (State)--History
...capital of the Brazilian province of Bahia, and remarked...imagination, the city could be taken...focus on the city of Salvador...still called Bahia , colonial Brazils capital until...Freedom in Bahia, Brazil, 1790-1900...Under," "This City Has Too Many...
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In Pursuit of Honor and Power: Noblemen of the Southern Cross in Nineteenth Century in Brazil
Book by Eul - Soo Pang; University of Alabama, 1988
Subjects: Brazil--Economic Conditions--19th Century, Nobility--Brazil--History--19th Century
...Gerais, Brasilia, Bahia, Pernambuco, and...original field trip to Brazil for this project...and Salt Lake City to check out additional...bank in colonial Brazil to facilitate the...the population of Bahia almost doubled, and in 1820 that of the city of Salvador was...
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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
...northeast of the city. In the...capital of Brazil, Bahia had been...represented in Bahia by its people, for the city was the center of Brazils thriving...landed at Bahia were destined...northeastern Brazil or for the...retained in the city to make its...
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Brazil, an Expanding Economy
Book by George Wythe, Royce A. Wight, Harold M. Midkiff; Twentieth Century Fund, 1949
Subjects: Brazil--Economic Conditions
...Department of Brazil and Photo...New York City the medical...Institute of Bahia, also the...chiefly of the city of Rio de...os Santos Bahia north to...part of Brazil to be settled...Salvador Bahia to Rio de...thriving city of over 200...10. A Brazilian municipality...
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journal articles on: Bahia City Brazil  - 114 results

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Dale Torston Graden, from Slavery to Freedom in Brazil
Journal article by Joshua M. Rosenthal; The Journal of African American History, Vol. 94, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, From Slavery to Freedom in Brazil: Bahia, 1835-1900 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Pp. 297. Paper. $26.95. The Brazilian state of Bahia holds an unequaled place in Atlantic history. Its capital city of Salvador da Bahia was one...presenting this story, Graden writes Bahia into Brazilian national history as a region...
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Signifyin(g) Salvador: Professional Musicians and the Sound of Flexibility in Bahia, Brazil's Popular Music Scenes
Journal article by Jeff Packman; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 29, 2009
Subjects: Brazilian music--Evaluation, Music and society--Evaluation, Music, Brazilian--Evaluation, Musicians--Evaluation, Salvador, Brazil--Social aspects
...Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, an urban...representations of the city as the "heart...center of Afro-Brazilian culture...state of Bahia and its capital city, Salvador...representatives of Bahia, is deeply entwined with Brazils complex discourses...sense of the city as a site...
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Chambers of Commerce and Business Elites in Great Britain and Brazil in the Nineteenth Century: Some Comparisons
Journal article by Eugene Ridings; Business History Review, Vol. 75, 2001
Subjects: Brazil, Business government relations, Chambers of commerce, Economic expansion, History, United Kingdom
...the associations of Bahia, Pernambuco, and...and Manaus, rubber. Brazils regions tended to...long were one of Brazils main sources of statistical...Commercial Association of Bahia was virtually that...models. For example, Brazils commercial associations...associations of Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro...
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The Politics of Decentralized Federalism, National Diversification, and Regionalism in Brazil
Journal article by Wayne A. Selcher; Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol. 40, 1998
Subjects: Brazil, Federalism, Government
...approval of the Senate and the Brazilian Central Bank. State governments...personnel expense. The states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceara, and Espirito...one of the principal taxes in Brazil, and a chief source of state...these investors was part of Brazils larger competition with Argentina...
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The Politics of Police Violence in Democratic Brazil
Journal article by Ronald E. Ahnen; Latin American Politics and Society, Vol. 49, 2007
Subjects: Brazil, Civil liberties, Criminal investigations, Deadly force, Government, Human rights, Police, Politics, Violations
...homicides varies substantially across Brazilian states, as measured in two different ways...15 percent: Rio de Janeiro, Para, and Bahia (table 3). The state with the fourth-highest...populous state with a very large capital city, has the least. Examining the trends...
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magazine articles on: Bahia City Brazil  - 80 results

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Salvador Da Bahia: A Truly African City
Magazine article by Simon Dungworth; New African, January 2004
Subjects: Brazil--Description and travel, Brazil--History
...Truly African City. by...Salvador da Bahia is the capital...northeast Brazil which is larger...the world, a city that is immensely...Salvador da Bahia, the capital...northeast Brazil. ILLUSTRATION...feasts in Bahia is, without...takes over the city. The African influence on Brazil is huge and...
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Letter from Brazil
Magazine article by Robert Neuwirth; The Nation, Vol. 271, July 10, 2000
Subjects: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (City)--Social aspects, Urban renewal--Public participation
...drafted into the army-were sent to the northern state of Bahia to quash a rebellion. Those who returned to Rio had...surviving with no electricity, no plumbing and few city services. As Brazil industrialized, the cities swelled with people looking...
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Boundless Love and Death in Bahia
Magazine article by Joyce Gregory Wyels; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 54, January 2002
Subjects: Amado, Jorge--Biography, Authors, Brazilian--Biography, Brazil--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Imperialism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Racism--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...adulation for Brazils most renowned...visiting Bahia on the occasion...principal city, Salvador...the south of Bahia, its richest...black race in Brazil, a life of...Alta (Upper City) to its base...there in the city of Bahia," Amado wrote...
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A Fresh Breeze Blows in Bahia
Magazine article by Christopher Dunn; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 46, May-June 1994
Subjects: Historic buildings--Maintenance and repair, Historic districts--Buildings, facilities, etc., Salvador, Brazil--Buildings, facilities, etc.
...Matos, the great Brazilian satiric poet, wrote...about his native city in the late seventeenth...words for Salvador, Bahia, the first colonial...the stature of the city within Brazil and beyond, the restoration...ago: Miss Lady Bahia, noble and opulent...
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The Colors of Bahia
Magazine article by Ed Towles, Alex Exum; American Visions, Vol. 8, August 1993
Subjects: Africans in Brazil--Social aspects, Salvador, Brazil--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...state. Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, has an ascending topography...separate the capital city into two parts--uptown...the northeast coast of Brazil, the area that is now the state of Bahia, around 1550. Salvador, a city with a population of...
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newspaper articles on: Bahia City Brazil  - 39 results

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Take the Road to RIO; Better Known for Its Talented Footballers Than What It Can Offer the Tourist, Brazil Is Now Being Opened Up to the UK Long-Haul Market. Peter Willoughby Visits This Fascinating Country and Discovers Exotic Beaches, Value for Money - and Takes a Journey of a Lifetime
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 3, 2001
Subjects: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (City)
...beaches of Brazils north-eastern state of Bahia and then...beautiful city location...the full Brazil experience, combine the Bahia stay with...this teeming city of seven...travelled to Brazil with Airtours...coastal area of Bahia, flying direct...
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Brazil Waxes Lyrical; TRAVEL
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 24, 2006
...varied and addictive. But most of all, Brazil is all about its beaches. Copacabana is...wild like the wide honey-coloured sands of Bahia. Until The Copacabana Palace hotel was...society. Later, after the tunnel from the city to the coast was built, people began to...
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Nutty about Brazil
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), April 15, 2007
...northern border of Bahia, Brazils most historic...countrys carnival city of Rio. After...Salvador and Bahia in general...some of what Brazil has to offer...countrys prime city. Famed for...away from the city lights, if...visit while in Brazil, for sheer...
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Nuts about Brazil
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), April 21, 2007
...northern border of Bahia, Brazils most historic...countrys carnival city of Rio. After...Elsewhere in Bahia, its capital Salvador...to see why the city has been declared...away from the city lights, if theres...visit while in Brazil, for sheer natural...
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Blissful Beaches of Brazil; (1) ( Where Music and Passion - and Football - Are Always in Fashion) (2) TRAVEL
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 24, 2006
...a sacred and vital space for everyone. Brazilian beaches range from packed and chaotic...with the wide, honey-coloured sands of Bahia in the north-east. Until the Copacabana...by the sea was preferable to the fetid city that was Rio at the turn of the century...
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encyclopedia articles on: Bahia City Brazil  - 11 results

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Bahia , City, Brazil
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BAHIA , city, Brazil city, Brazil: see Salvador , Brazil. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Salvador , City, Brazil
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...SALVADOR , city, Brazil sal v dor...lv thor or Bahia b e y , formerly...Salvador souN, city (1991 pop. 2...capital of Bahia state, E Brazil, a port on the...of colonial Brazil. The resulting...1624 25), the city was the capital...
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Rio De Janeiro , City, Brazil
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Sa, governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil. At the same time the city of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro was founded by...point for all gold from the interior. It replaced Bahia (now Salvador) as the capital of Brazil in 1763 and...
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Brazil
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Amazon is the city of Belem , chief port of N Brazil. Southeast of...northern part of Bahia was the center...inland from the Brazilian coast. Portuguese...then founded the city of Rio de Janeiro...attack on Salvador (Bahia) in 1624, and in...
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IlhÉus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ILHEUS elye oos, city (1991 pop. 223,750), Bahia state, E Brazil, a port on Ilheus Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean...the early 20th cent. Ilheus is still the cacao center of Brazil. It exports rubber, timber, chemicals, and piassava. A...
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