Discover fascinating facts about Brazil's history, culture, and emergence as a global power in this engaging faculty-led course.
This course dives into Brazil, exploring its rich history, vibrant culture, and its rise as a global player. From being called the 'country of the future' to its current status, get ready to uncover some fascinating facts!
Learn Interesting facts about Brazil and how Brazil emerges on the world stage.
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Long described as the "country of the future", Brazil has arrived. The fifth largest country in the world in land mass and population, the third largest democracy, and the sixth economy on the planet, Brazil has emerged as a power in the early twenty-first century. This course offers a concise overview of intersting facts about Brazil history and culture from the 15th century to the present. It concludes with a look at the dynamic nation that has taken shape in the last generation.
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Marshall C. Eakin is Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. A native Texan, he received his B.A. in history and anthropology from the University of Kansas in 1975, and his M.A. in Latin American history in 1977. He did his doctoral work in Latin American history at UCLA completing his Ph.D. in 1981. Eakin taught at Loyola Marymount University in...
Yes. I live in Brazil and want to consolidate my understanding
(only watched pt 3 as that was most relevant for my interests) Really enjoyed this course. Was incredibly helpful in laying out the basics for someone who is not familiar with Brazilian history. I feel more confident in pursuing further research now. The only improvement I would suggest is adding video clips and more images to make the history come alive.
help !!!
I am currently applying to colleges in Brazil, and most of them require a decent amount of knowledge on Brazilian history (obviously.) These classes are NOT boring and remain interesting. Instead of reading off a book and listing random characteristics, the lectures give a deeper understanding of the history of Brazil.
impressive
As an American living in Brazil, I am so excited to have found a course in English that is accessible to the public and goes in to relative detail on its history, economic relevance and culture. Can’t wait to get through all of the lectures!
This course contains very valuable cultural information about Brazil to understand the roots of brazilians as well as their social development.
I originally found it because I am learning portuguese and this one came across in the search, at first I thought it was not what I was looking for, but now I think this can be useful as a complement to learn cultural context that is never mentioned in language courses.
A recommendation for improvement, I am very visual so I think it would be good to include more visual aids to keep engagement up.
Thank you Professor Eakin!
very clear and detailed presentation!
It was a good course!
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Dave R.
A great introduction to Brazil and its history, clearly delivered.