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Exploring Brazil's intricate history, this comprehensive volume covers the nation's journey from its origins through the Portuguese conquest to contemporary times. It highlights significant events, including the transition back to democracy after military rule and the impact of free-market policies on the economy. Organized in chronological chapters, the narrative provides insights into Brazil's potential and challenges, offering readers a clear understanding of its historical context and current affairs.

This book examines the life and times of Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian dictator and president for most of the period from 1930 to 1954. It asks how Vargas' legacy influenced Brazil, and to what extent his social legislation affected people's lives. Vargas ignored individual rights and devoted as much effort to manipulating workers as to benefiting them. He did not perceive the unequal distribution of power as a problem that needed to be solved. Although Vargas promised much and delivered little, Brazilians idolized him. Ordinary people would shrug and say, "The President always thought about us."