The seduction of Brazil : the Americanization of Brazil during World War II

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Following completion of the U.S. air base in Natal, Brazil, in 1942, U.S. airmen departing for North Africa during World War II communicated with Brazilian mechanics with a thumbs-up before starting their engines. This sign soon replaced the Brazilian tradition of touching the earlobe to indicate ag...

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Main Author: Tota, Antônio Pedro
Corporate Author: Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Other Authors: Greenberg, Daniel Joseph, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, 2009
Edition:1st ed.
Series:LLILAS Translations from Latin America series.
Subjects:
Popular culture > Brazil.
Popular culture > United States.
Brazil > Civilization > American influences.
Brazil > History > 1930-1945.
United States > Relations > Brazil.
Brazil > Relations > United States.
Brazil > In mass media.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. A True "Factory of Ideologies"
  • 2. Brazil for the Americans
  • 3. The Boogie-Woogie in the Favela, or the Brazilian Attraction to the American Standard of Living
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Name Index

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