Brazil
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The Life of African Slaves in Brazil: Violence and Resistance
Africans and their descendants lived in subjugation in Brazil, but they resisted it and left a legacy in Brazilian society.
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African Slave Trade to Brazil: Reasons, Operation, and End
For many centuries, millions of Africans were transported to Brazil, where they were enslaved to sustain the economy.
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Indigenous Slavery in Brazil: Motives, Obstacles, and Laws
Indigenous labor was widely used in the early stages of Brazil’s colonization and persisted in various regions even after successive laws prohibited it.
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Dutch Brazil: Conquest, Reconquest and Legacy
In the 17th century, the Netherlands gained control of a significant part of Brazil, seeking to dominate the sugar trade.
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Brazilian Economy in the Kubitschek Administration
The JK government modernized and industrialized Brazil but left a poor legacy for its successors.
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Brazilian Economy in the Café Filho Administration
Café Filho first adopted economic contraction, then expansion, and facilitated the importation of capital goods to Brazil.
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Brazilian Economy in the Second Vargas Administration (1951-1954)
This period was characterized by successive economic problems, by the inability to adopt contractionary policies, and by commercial protectionism.
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Brazilian Economy in the Dutra Administration
The Dutra administration oscillated in economic policy: from liberalism with orthodoxy to protectionism with heterodoxy.
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Brazilian Economy in the Vargas Era (1930-1945)
The Vargas Era began in the context of the Great Depression, but managed to promote intensive industrial growth in Brazil.