Teresa A Meade
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"Offers an account of the rich and varied story of Brazil, focusing on its vibrant African culture and influences from European, Asian, and Middle Eastern immigrants. It places contemporary political, economic, and cultural events into the broader historical context. [The text] includes: ancient times and the colonial era; transition from colony to republic; construction of a nation of free laborers in the 19th and 20th centuries society and politics...