Brazil on the Rise
Title | Brazil on the Rise PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Rohter |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2012-02-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0230120733 |
A fabled country with a reputation for danger, romance and intrigue, Brazil has transformed itself in the past decade. This title, written by the go-to journalist on Brazil, intimately portrays a country of contradictions, a country of passion and above all a country of immense power.
The Brazilian Year Book
Title | The Brazilian Year Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 920 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Brazil |
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The Brazilian Year Book
Title | The Brazilian Year Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 910 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Brazil |
ISBN |
1808: The Flight of the Emperor
Title | 1808: The Flight of the Emperor PDF eBook |
Author | Laurentino Gomes |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2013-08-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0762796669 |
In a time of terror for Europe’s monarchs—imprisoned, exiled, executed—Napoleon’s army marched toward Lisbon. Cornered, Prince Regent João had to make the most fraught decision of his life. Protected by the British Navy, he fled to Brazil with his entire family, including his deranged mother, most of the nobility, and the entire state apparatus. Until then, no European monarch had ever set foot in the Americas. Thousands made the voyage, but it was no luxury cruise. It took two months in cramped, decrepit ships. Lice infested some of the vessels, and noble women had to shave their hair and grease their bald heads with antiseptic sulfur. Vermin infested the food, and bacteria contaminated the drinking water. Sickness ran rampant. After landing in Brazil, Prince João liberated the colony from a trade monopoly with Portugal. As explorers mapped the burgeoning nation’s distant regions, the prince authorized the construction of roads, the founding of schools, and the creation of factories, raising Brazil to kingdom status in 1815. Meanwhile, Portugal was suffering the effects of abandonment, war, and famine. Never had the country lost so many people in so little time. Finally, after Napoleon’s fall and over a decade of misery, the Portuguese demanded the return of their king. João sailed back in tears in 1821, and the last chapter of colonial Brazil drew to a close, setting the stage for the strong, independent nation that we know today, changing the New World forever.
A Concise History of Brazil
Title | A Concise History of Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | Boris Fausto |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 485 |
Release | 2014-08-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107036208 |
The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil features a new chapter that covers the critical time period from 1990 to the present, focusing on Brazil's increasing global economic importance as well as its continued democratic development.
The Everything Brazilian Portuguese Practice Book
Title | The Everything Brazilian Portuguese Practice Book PDF eBook |
Author | Fernanda Ferreira |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2011-12-15 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1440528764 |
More than 200 million people worldwide speak the beautiful and alluring language of Brazilian Portuguese. Tapped as a language with the highest possibility for growth internationally, beginners everywhere have begun to study Portuguese, making it one of the most popular languages in the world! This book is the ideal workbook if you're looking to learn the basics of the language, whether you're a beginner or intermediate student. Featuring interactive exercises and lessons that help you: Study nouns, conjugate verbs, and perfect pronunciations Learn common words and phrases Have a conversation with a native speaker Read and write the language Master past, present, and imperfect tenses Complete with a Portuguese-English glossary and an arsenal of useful vocabulary, this book will have you speaking and writing Portuguese in no time!
Brazil
Title | Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | Tara Walters |
Publisher | Children's Press |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN |
Brief discussion of the history and culture of Brazil, home of the Amazon rain forest, largest tropical rain forest in the world.