The History of Oppressive Violence by the Brazilian Military

During the early 1960s, Brazil entered a period of unrest caused by the military’s concern over the direction of government policies. The military’s concern rose toward the end of the 1950s due to the president’s perceived connection to communist world leaders. Prior to the Military Coup, the American government demanded that Brazil either move away from leftist policies or be forcefully changed. When Brazil did not comply, the United States, concerned that Brazil would join the communist block in South America, provided money and weapons to help the military overthrow the government. Although the Brazilian Military Coup of 1964 stimulated the Brazilian economy by investing more money into national growth, it was ultimately unsuccessful because

1909: Jose Miguel Gomez becomes president following elections supervised by the US, but is soon tarred by corruption.

After conquering Brazil, the Portuguese did not know what to do. They were good at conquering, but unlike Spain, they had no intention of colonization. This act made Brazil akin to a broken land, with no governmental power67. Even though they only stayed in Brazil for ten days, Cabral and his men, along with Da Gama later, made significant changes (most were not good) to the native life. The people of Brazil did not need the European intervention.

​In 1824 the Constitution gave the Emperor Pedro the II wide control over governing institutions, such as the legislature and provincial governments and lasted until 1889. Pedro II was then overthrown because of corruption, and the abuse of power. And so the Republic of Brazil was formed. Throughout the Republic of Brazil's history their constitutions have changed throughout the years. When the republic was first formed their first constitution made in 1891 was very similar to the US. It established a presidential system and male universal rule of power. In 1930 a military revolt was led by Getulio vargas and he established a new government and constitution. A few years later in 1937 Getulio experienced a counter revolution and it forced him

The Portuguese left a legacy in Brazil in terms of demography mainly through the extermination of much of the indigenous population, the bringing in of the African slaves and the miscegenation that is a quintessential feature of Brazil. As mentioned earlier, the Portuguese tried to enslave the indigenous natives, but approximately 90% of the 11 million native Brazilians had perished by 1600 (Brazilian Indians). The native indigenous population is substantially lower in present-day Brazil, with approximately 900,000 claiming an indigenous native identity. These people comprise about only 0.4 of the country’s total population. The Portuguese maltreatment of the indigenous peoples has carried on through the course of Brazilian history, as

The change of control began to occur rapidly in the 19th century from the shift of power of the crown to Brazilian colonies. Influences of the Enlightenment fueled the restlessness of the Brazilian Portuguese who were looked down upon. This was not new to other nations surrounding Brazil. In Spanish America the creoles (American born Spaniards) faced similar discrimination with distrust from their homeland leading to tensions within the nation. Through these tensions and other factors such as inequality and politics led to revolts and insurrections to accrue leading to the independent of many Spanish American nations. While Brazil had successfully become independent their pathway they 're was different from those nations. Brazil heavily relied on the slave trade and became another empire as opposed to a republic. Through changes of economy such as trade, social structures conflict between the different classes and political aspects of Brazil were unique as opposed to Spanish America. In this essay I will analyze the processes of Independence in Brazil through economic, social class structures and political changes which differentiated the way Brazil formed leading to new empire.

There were many events leading up to Brazil’s independence. It started when, Napoleon marched through Spain and demanded Portugal to close the ports with the British. This was a problem, because Portugal made money through the British ports. Joao, Prince of Portugal, considered moving Portugal’s capital to Brazil so that they could continue to make money. Napoleon was not happy with Joao’s idea and invaded Portugal. Joao set for South America to set up Brazil as Portugal’s new port. But, first the people of Portugal stopped in Bahia. Joao met the governor of Bahia and the governor asked Joao to open Brazil’s ports to international trade. After their stop in Bahia the Portuguese sailed to Rio de Janeiro. By opening up the ports, Joao helped the Brazilian economy. While still in Brazil, Joao changed the name of his empire to The United Kingdom of Portugal and Brazil. This title provided the Brazilians with a sense of pride and fed their desire to independence. At this time, Portugal was in the process of a Revolution and demanded Joao to come back to Portugal. In 1812, Joao took his ships and people and returned to Portugal. Joao’s son, Pedro, stayed behind in Brazil to rule in his father's place. When Joao left he told Pedro, “If they ask for independence, give it to

Faced with this process of partial modernization, the Brazilian State and the national political system began to be questioned by several political agents. From the independence of Portugal, in 1822, until 1889, the country was the only Monarchy in the American continente, with an emperor belonging to the Bragança and

People had always loved to live in Brazil . Many people had thought that Cabral had accidently found South America . The portuguese king paid less attention to Brazil until he realized that the Europeans would take over . In 1580, politics have boosted Brazil’s development . Events in Europe set stage in Brazil’s independence . The perpetual defender lasted only 9 years . The rebellions , which means a group of organized and armed people , started up in northeast and south . Dom Pedro's 48 year role marked the most stable and progressive stretch in the world . The state started by some ships approaching the land in 1808. Brazil’s Amazon River empties more than 58 million gallons of water into the ocean every second. Brazilian cities all have

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Throughout the past century in Central and South America many counties have came across military dictatorships that have oppressed the people. Along with these dictatorships the lives of the working class and peasants become expendable to the dictatorial powers. In the case of Argentina and Chile this becomes a great factor where the oppression of the people claimed many lives and in other factors the inhumane exploitation of the people. As a military dictatorship oppresses the people they do anything in their command in order to eliminate any rising of those that are being oppressed. Although both men and women in these countries suffered from the military dictatorship it was the women who played a crucial role in challenging the government.

The Age of Revolution saw numerous revolutions of ideals and society. Perhaps the most successful, according to the ideals established by the Revolutionaries, was not even a true revolution as far as conflict goes. Brazil achieved independence in a peaceful manner and more quickly than other nations. While there was no major conflict, the revolutionary ideals of the time came to influence Brazil's political development. There were a few suppressed independence movements in the 1780s and 1790s that had the goal of establishing republican movements. These movements show that the revolutionary fervor influenced Brazil. In 1822 the Cortes "took steps to recolonize Brazil politically and economically," (Benjamin 611). Along with the return of Prince

Within a historical context all countries, regardless of size, have endured strife and conflict that have shaped the country. As people are pitted against each other in the contexts of war, slavery, or immigration; discrimination and prejudice increase and segregation divides. Brazil is no different in this respect. The fight for independence that spanned from 1822 to 1824, the arrival of the Portuguese Court, the importation of Africans that led to the rise and fall of slavery, and the revolt against modernization are just a few examples of the challenges that shaped the country. Yet, throughout these struggles, Brazil has maintained the idea of a "racial democracy." Coined originally by Gilberto Freyre in 1933, this term encompasses the idea that Brazil is a country free from racism and discrimination based on ethnic origin. Brazil is, in a term, a cultural mosaic. African importation, European immigration, movement in indigenous groups, and

In the early 1980's, a vision of dystopia was lying in the mind of Terry Gilliam. That vision was his future film Brazil to be written by Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown, and himself. The movie was filmed in Wembley, England by Lee International Film Studios. After being a remarkable success during its release in Europe in 1984, Brazil had much more difficulties with its release in the United States. Terry Gilliam had previously signed a contract with Universal Studios for an expected 132-minute movie.

• There were more than 3500 brands of soft drink in Brazil, manufactured in more than 700 plants in 2004. From 1986 to 2003 nonalcoholic drink consumption lead to 11.6 billion liters with average year to year growth of 13.92%.