| Description |
A critical interpretation of the historical process by which Brazil was built, with special consideration to historical continuity and ruptures. We will discuss how the country developed a unique history, supporting a popular monarchy in the middle of the Americas until almost the end of the 19th century, and was viewed as a laboratory of races, despite of having a deep model of social exclusion and the longest experience with the slave system. The course starts with the conquest of the coast and the introduction of slave labor and ends with the contemporary building of democracy. |