Beyond Carnival Welcome to the companion website to the 2001 edition of James N. Green’s book Beyond Carnival: Male Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century Brazil, published by University of Chicago Press. This website was developed by students at Brown University working with James N. Green (Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Professor of Latin American History) and is hosted … Beyond Carnival

Brasiliana Collection Brazil has long been a subject of interest at Brown University Library. In 1912, the Library acquired the private collection of Col. George Earl Church (1835–1910), a noted engineer, explorer, soldier and investor from New Bedford, Massachusetts, also known as one of the lead engineers behind the Madeira-Mamoré Railroad project, a plan to … Brasiliana Collection

Brazil Under Vargas Getúlio Vargas (1882-1954) is arguably the most important Brazilian political figure of the twentieth century. From a wealthy landholding family in the south, Vargas became interim president in 1930 and then ruled the country until 1945. In 1937, he created the Estado Novo [New State], an authoritarian regime that relied on nationalism … Brazil Under Vargas