268: Brazil: The Last Emperor
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268: Brazil: The Last Emperor mentions The War at the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa and Brazil, a Biography by Eloisa Starling and Lilia Moritz-Schwartz with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
one of my choices was a war called the War of Canudos in the 1890s, written about in a brilliant book called The War at the End of the World by Mario…
There's a brilliant book called Brazil, a Biography by Eloisa Starling and Lilia Moritz-Schwartz, which I talked about in our Portuguese episode.
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The host mentions 'The War at the End of the World' to illustrate the complexities of Brazilian history and the impac…
The host mentions 'Brazil, a Biography' to highlight its comprehensive coverage of Brazil's history, particularly reg…
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“The book discusses the War of Canudos in the 1890s, led by Antonio the Counselor, which appealed to former slaves and resulted in significant casualties against the Brazilian government.”
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“It's the definitive English language history, I think, of Brazil, sort of academic history of Brazil.”
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The host mentions 'The War at the End of the World' to illustrate the complexities of Brazilian history and the impact of Dom Pedro II's legacy. Th…
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