THE EBULLIENCE OF BRAZIL

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THE EBULLIENCE OF BRAZIL

• LATI 50
• Introduction to Latin America

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SLOGANS AND STEREOTYPES

• Sambas and beaches
• Racial democracy
• Contrasts with Spanish America
• country of the future
• God is a Brazilian

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VITAL STATISTICS, 2007

• Population (millions) 191.6
• GDP (U.S. billions) 1314.2
• GDP/capita (U.S.) 5910
• Poverty rate ( 2006) 33.3
• Life expectancy (years) 72

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AGRARIAN CYCLES

• Sugar
• Brazilian Northeast
• Slavery
• 30 exports in 1820s, 5 by 1900
• Rubber
• 19th century through World War I
• Coffee
• South-central Brazil, especially state of São
  Paulo
• Immigration from Europe
• Risks and competition
• 75 world production in 1900, 67 in 1930, 18 in
  1978

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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Beginning late nineteenth century, accelerated
  1930s and 40s
• Concentration in São Paulo
• 30 of GDP by mid-1970s
• Urbanization as consequence
• Role and support of state
• Strength of organized labor
• Reduced dependency, increased autonomy

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POLITICAL CHANGE

• First Republic (1889-1930)
• Getúlio Vargas and the Estado Novo (1930-1945)
• Second Republic (1946-1964)
• Military Rule (1964-1985)
• Liberalization and Democratization (1985-present)
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula)

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BRAZIL EMERGING POWER?

• Demographic size and economic strength
• MERCOSUR and UNASUR
• Containment of Hugo Chávez, leader of moderate
  Left
• Role in international forums (e.g., WTO)
• Candidacy for UN Security Council (G4)
• BRIC and rising powers
• Inclusion in tier of The Eight, right below USA
• Prospects for the future?

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