Area Handbook for Brazil, Volume 550,Edições 20-22U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 645 páginas |
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Página iii - This volume is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of The American University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the kinds of possible or probable changes that might be expected in the future.
Página iii - FAS and do not represent the official view of the United States Government. An effort has been made to make the handbook as comprehensive as possible. It can be expected, however, that the material, interpretations, and conclusions are subject to modification in the light of new information and developments. Such corrections, additions and suggestions for factual, interpretative or other change as readers may have will be welcomed for use in future revisions.
Página 15 - Japanese immigrants tended to concentrate in nationality colonies, particularly in the States of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul.
Página 14 - Northeast — comprises the states of Maranhao, Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco and Alagoas.
Página v - This book is an attempt to provide, in compact, convenient, balanced and objective form, an integrated exposition and analysis of the dominant social, political, and economic aspects of the Turkish society.
Página 58 - Affairs ; and also organizer of the revolt : The country was without money, without exchange, actually and legally in a moratorium with pressing promises to be met abroad, due or to become due in a few days; a floating debt, federal, state and local, which had never been calculated; coffee in three crises — price, overproduction, and large stocks in warehouses; Brazilian economy, industry, and labor in ruin; and an unemployment crisis. Vargas faced this situation with characteristic vigor. He instituted...
Página 176 - ... Instruction, Post Offices and Telegraphs, but was later switched to the Ministry of Justice and Interior Affairs, as a department within this Ministry. At the outbreak of World War I, the preponderance of German and Italian immigrants in the south of Brazil forced the government to step gingerly in the field of elementary education. In 1917 it closed all private schools in the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, where native-born Brazilians of German descent were receiving instruction...
Página iii - ... institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the kinds of possible or probable changes that might be expected in the future. The handbook seeks to present as full and as balanced an integrated exposition as limitations on space and research time permit. It was compiled from information available in openly published material. An extensive bibliography is provided to permit recourse to other published sources for more...
Página 327 - Brazil suported the intervention of the United States in the Dominican Republic in April 1965 and provided the commanding officer and most of the 2,500 Latin American troops that were subsequently employed in the OAS peacekeeping operation.
Página 272 - I promise to maintain, defend, and comply with the Constitution, to observe the laws, to promote the general welfare, and to maintain the union, integrity, and independence of Brazil." Paragraph 2. If, after ten days from the date fixed for their doing so, the President or the Vice-President has not taken office, except for reasons of force majeure, the office shall be declared vacant by the National Congress. Art. 79. The President shall be replaced, in case of impediment, and...