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Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazil's history, culture, and booming economy. Going beyond the popular stereotypes of samba, supermodels, and soccer, he shows us a stunning and varied landscape- from breathtaking tropical beaches to the lush and dangerous Amazon rainforest-and how a complex and vibrant people defy definition. He charts Brazil's amazing jump from a debtor...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This is a general survey of Brazilian society, economy, and political system since 1980. It describes the basic changes occurring as Brazil was transformed from a predominantly rural and closed economy under military rule into a modern democratic, industrial and urbanized society, with an extraordinary world class commercial agriculture in the past 60 years. In this period, Brazil passed from a pre-modern high fertility and mortality society to a...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Rio de Janeiro is a city of extremes: from Carnaval's hedonistic delights, to the poverty of the favelas, to the softly seductive samba beat. But there's a dark side to this beautiful city: for years, Rio was ravaged by inflation, drug wars, and crooked leaders, and the legacy of decades of corruption can be seen in the very real struggles the city faces today. Now, Rio is ready to remake itself, this time into a global, modern capital ready for its...