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Father of the Poor?|Robert M. Levine

Father of the Poor? : Vargas and His Era

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This book examines the life and times of Get lio Vargas, Brazilian dictator and president for most of the period from 1930 to 1954. It asks how Vargas' legacy influenced Brazil, and to what extent his social legislation affected people's lives. Vargas ignored individual rights and devoted as much effort to manipulating workers as to benefiting them. He did not perceive the unequal distribution of power as a problem that needed to be solved. Although Vargas promised much and delivered little, Brazilians idolized him. Ordinary people would shrug and say, "The President always thought about us."

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  • ISBN-13: 9780521585286
  • ISBN-10: 0521585287
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publish Date: January 1998
  • Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.15 x 0.46 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.68 pounds
  • Page Count: 208

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