Brazil Sites and Sounds
Comments OffHere is a video I found that shows some of the sites and sounds of things that can be found in Brazil Enjoy!!
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History Of Brazil VI
Comments OffRestoration of Civil Rule
In 1985 Tancredo Neves was selected as Brazil’s first civilian president in 21 years; he died before taking office, and José Sarney became president. Faced with resurgent inflation and a huge foreign debt, Sarney imposed an austerity program that included introducing a new unit of currency. A new constitution providing for [...]
History Of Brazil V
Comments OffVargas’s Second Presidency
Getúlio Vargas returned to power as president in January 1951, after defeating two rival candidates by a large plurality in elections held the previous October. Vargas formed a coalition cabinet representative of all major parties. The government took immediate steps to balance the national budget and develop a program to reduce living [...]
Hitory Of Brazil IV
Comments OffThe Early Republic
Instituted without compensation for the slave owners, emancipation alienated the powerful landed interests from the government. Moreover, sections of the Roman Catholic clergy were hostile to certain of Pedro’s policies, many leading army officers were secretly disloyal, and large sections of the populace favored a republic.
Fonseca and Peixoto
In November 1889 a [...]
History Of Brazil III
Comments OffThe Sojourn of the Portuguese Court
The Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) profoundly altered the course of Brazilian history. Early in November 1807, Napoleon dispatched an army across the Spanish frontier into Portugal. The Portuguese regent, Prince John, and most of his court embarked from Lisbon shortly before the arrival of the French army and sailed for [...]
