Tag: Getúlio Vargas

A protester being beaten by the police during the dictatorship

60 Years After the Military Coup Brazil´s Democracy Keeps Traits of Authoritarianism

The Brazilian transition from the civil-military dictatorship to the New Republic in the 1990s ...

Brazil's education system is highly stratified, favoring the elite over the general public

Despite Challenges, Brazil Strives for Success in Its Education Goals

Perhaps nothing better characterizes the recent trend in the Brazilian education system than Bolsonaro’s ...

The Frog and the Snake - by leonxxg

The Prince, the Frog and the Serpent: Brazilian Presidential Politics Since 1985

Brazilian presidential politics since 1985 is a parable of a feud between a Prince ...

For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship

As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...

Brazil: President Vargas’s Most Enduring Legacy Is His Xenophobic Nationalism

The ideology of nationalism has been Brazil’s most pervasive ideology since the first presidency ...