Brazil : A Global Studies Handbook

This book is a captivating and authoritative introduction to Brazil―its history, the evolution of its society and culture, and the staggering variety of peoples and landscapes within its borders.· Includes maps of the early division of South America, modern Brazil's regions and states, and comparative views of Brazil's size to that of Europe as well as photographs of slave conditions, early transportation of coffee, famous leaders, indigenous peoples, the Amazon rainforest, and more· Provides a glossary of terms from Brazil's history to contemporary times, defining terms such as estado novo, bureaucratic authoritarianism, Tropicalismo, and Capoeira