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    A lot of work awaited the German immigrants in their new homelandImage: Arquivo Histórico Ferreira da Silva

    Poverty in Their Homeland and Brazilian Desire of Whitening Drew Germans to Brazil 200 Years Ago

    A lot of work awaited the German immigrants in their new homeland – Image: ...

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    Suzanne Cords
    A protester being beaten by the police during the dictatorship

    60 Years After the Military Coup Brazil´s Democracy Keeps Traits of Authoritarianism

    The Brazilian transition from the civil-military dictatorship to the New Republic in the 1990s ...

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    Caroline Oliveira
    Brazil's education system is highly stratified, favoring the elite over the general public

    Despite Challenges, Brazil Strives for Success in Its Education Goals

    Perhaps nothing better characterizes the recent trend in the Brazilian education system than Bolsonaro’s ...

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    Peter Sufrin
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    The Prince, the Frog and the Serpent: Brazilian Presidential Politics Since 1985

    Brazilian presidential politics since 1985 is a parable of a feud between a Prince ...

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    Ted G. Goertzel

    For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship

    As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...

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    Brazil: President Vargas’s Most Enduring Legacy Is His Xenophobic Nationalism

    The ideology of nationalism has been Brazil’s most pervasive ideology since the first presidency ...

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    Augusto Zimmermann