Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-524) and index.
Contents
Who are the Brazilians? -- The Portuguese -- The Africans -- The Indians -- The immigrants -- The pyramid of power in Brazil -- The haves -- The have-nots -- The curse of violence in Brazil -- The culture of brutality -- Abusing nature's bounty -- The Amazon Basin -- Spiritual Brazil -- Roman Catholicism -- Evangelicals on the move -- In search of what makes Brazilians Brazilian -- Soccer madness -- In the Land of Carnival.