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80 Years of Japanese Immigration(1888 clicks)
In Portuguese and in English. Short.

Biblioteca Nacional(1848 clicks)
Contains documents online.

Brazil By Sergio Koreisha(227 clicks)

Brazil's Statistical and Geographical Office(1844 clicks)
In Portuguese

Brazzil(2660 clicks)
Since 1989 Brazzil has been a respected national link between Brazil and all those—Brazilian or not—who feel a kinship with the Brazilian way of life, politics, economy, culture, and soul. Going beyond the reporting of facts, Brazzil brings the whys, the hows and thens.

Colonial Brazil(131 clicks)

Documents on 1964 Coup(1072 clicks)
from the National Security Archives

Farroupilha Revolution(1914 clicks)
"On February 25, 1845, the leaders of the Farroupilha Revolution defeated in the battlefields by the imperial troops headed by Field Marshall Luís Alves de Lima e Silva - Baron of Caxias signed the Peace of Ponche Verde. That was the end of a fight among brothers which bloodbathed the noble "gaucho' soil for around ten years."

Fernando Collor(1870 clicks)
He became Brazil's president in 1990 and began liberalizing the economy. At the time, he was 40 years old.

From Machiavelli to Martyr: The Transformation of a Legacy(1849 clicks)
An Analysis of Getúlio Vargas’s Suicide Letter

Fundação Getulio Vargas(1736 clicks)
"Dedicada ao ensino e à pesquisa nas áreas de Economia, Administração e História, gerando produtos e serviços de alta qualidade, mantendo e formando gerações de especialistas, a FGV tornou-se nestes últimos 50 anos um centro de referência brasileiro no mundo."

Getulio Vargas(2057 clicks)
Kay Stacy's short biography of Vargas, the political giant of 20th century Brazil.

Getulio Vargas and the Estado Novo(153 clicks)

History(2094 clicks)
Meu Brasil by Sergio Koreisha

History of Brasilia(1713 clicks)

History of Brazil (2229 clicks)

Images of Brazil(996 clicks)

Indice de Historia do Brasil(1601 clicks)
In Portguese. The best single site for Brazilian history.

José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva(1596 clicks)
Pangyeric biography of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva.

Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Section on Brazil(1550 clicks)
This is a bilingual page.

Luso-Brazilian Review(1385 clicks)
The LBR appears twice annually. There is one standard issue, with articles about the history, literature, art, social science, and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world. The second issue is thematic.

Nineteenth Century Brazil(1482 clicks)
Brief essay by Sarwat Shafiq Mahmood denoting major trends.

Pedro I(95 clicks)

Pedro II(1292 clicks)
James Russell Miller presents a short biography of the Emperor.

Photographs and other Images Data Base(1408 clicks)
Great collection from the University of Miami

Republican Brazil, 1889-1985(1631 clicks)
From the Library of Congress, this is an excellent history of Brazil.

Scholarly Guide to Brazilian Resources(1437 clicks)
From LANIC, University of Texas

Terra: Struggle of the Landless(1517 clicks)
Peasants fighting for land. An excellent site

The Treaty of Tordesillas(1537 clicks)

The United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures(810 clicks)
explores the history of Brazil, interactions between Brazil and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, and the parallels and contrasts between Brazilian and American culture and history. The project is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the National Library of Brazil.

Twenty Exemplary Cases(1532 clicks)
"It consists of photographs and text describing of twenty out of more than 500 documented cases of torture in Brazil when the Military ruled the country between 1964 and 1980."

Why Was Brazil Different? The Contexts of Independence(144 clicks)
Written by: Kenneth Maxwell, John Parry Memorial Lecture, April 25, 2000, Harvard University