Brazil Slide Series: Collection Brasilia, Slide No. 0015.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

March 2009

Description

The Laranjeiras Palace in Rio de Janeiro, still used by the state governor, was built during the early Republican era, when Rio de Janeiro still was the capital of Brazil. When the global crisis of 1929 sent coffee prices crashing, the São Paulo landowners felt their politicaI power weakened. After losing the 1930 election, Getúlio Vargas (governor of Rio Grande do Sul), led a successful armed insurrection and was installed as provisional president by nationalist officers, backed by the urban masses. Vargas would dominate the politicaI scene of Brazil until his suicide in 1954 and during this era Brazil pushed ahead with industrialization and increasingly became urbanized. Vargas skillfully manipulated the various sectors of the Brazilian elite, placated the military and enacted numerous reforms for the masses from which he drew strong popular support.O palácio das Laranjeiras no Rio de Janeiro, ainda usado pelo governador do estado, foi construído durante o início da era republicana, quando o Rio de Janeiro ainda era a capital do Brasil. Quando a crise global de 1929 reduziu consideravelmente o preço do café, os fazendeiros sentiram que sua força política tinha enfraquecido. Após perder a eleição de 1930, Getúlio Vargas (governador do Rio Grande do Sul), liderou uma insurreição armada e foi declarado presidente provisório pelos oficiais nacionalistas, apoiado pelas massas urbanas. Vargas dominaria a cena política do Brasil até seu suicídio em 1954. Durante este período o Brasil avançou na industrialização e tornou-se grandemente urbanizado. Vargas astutamente manipulou os vários setores da elite brasileira, acalmou os militares e legalizou várias reformas para as massas, das quais gerou forte apoio popular.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1993