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Hanley, Anne G. "Brazil." World Book Student. 2009. [Place of access.] 13 Jan. 2009
<http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar074760>.
This source was used as a third source fact checker for the history of Brazil, it
only lent information that was prevalent in other sources as well. Yet, it did have a
bit more emphasis on the social aspect of Brazilian life, but that was not included
in much of the paper due to its irrelevance to the topic. Otherwise, it was a good
"Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva." World History: The Modern Era. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 12 Jan.
2009 <http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com>.
The current leader of Brazil, Lula da Silva is a revolutionary. His ruling style is
more socialist, his policies did much to advance the status of Brazil and help to
pull it out of its previous economic slumps. It was important to do further research
on him because of his longevity in office and popularity. The source contains
good information about his life and political career along with analysis of some of
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/
A large part of Brazilian history was the revolutions that happened within the era
in a pre-depression era. This source gave insight to the cause and effects of the
revolts that happened within this time period. I used the source to give more
clarity to the backdrop of the 21st century, the happenings of the 20th century and
the struggles that took place within the country during that time. Brazil was
having severe economic troubles at the time and naturally it upset the lower class
Since Brazil is marked heavily by revolutions and revolts, I felt it was important
to go a bit more in depth in the history section, on the revolutions that truly turned
the country around. The revolution of 1930 turned the country into a dictatorial
run state, after a military uprising. It was due to the economic crisis that this was
allowed to happen. Therefore, I felt it was important to put a bit more emphasis on
this period in order to shed light on why the country took such a turn.
"Brazil." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 12th ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007.
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/
comprehensive knowledge within the history section, especially within the history
section, namely the 20th century. It offered more than just facts, but gave
background and depth to each of the facts it gave. Moreso, it focused on landmark
social, political, and economic happenings that have shaped the country into what
<http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com>.
This source was my initial research and was used as a reference source to double
check information from other sources. It gives a good background on the history
of Brazil, though it does not contain very specific details, especially about the 20th
and 21st centuries. Yet, it did have information on certain modern events that other
sources lacked, such as the Earth Summit Conference and Treaty of Tlateloco.