Brazil: The Fortunes of War: World War II and the Making of Modern Brazil

by Neill Lochery

Book Overview

When World War II erupted in 1939, Brazil seemed a world away. Lush, remote, and underdeveloped, the country and its capital of Rio de Janeiro lured international travelers seeking a respite from the drums of the war. "Rio: at the end of civilization, as we know it," claimed Orson Welles as he set out for the city in 1942. But Brazil's bucolic reputation as a distant land of palm trees and pristine beaches masked a more complex reality--one that the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465039987
• ISBN13: 9780465039982
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.5"