Brazil: Five Centuries of Change—by Students, for Students

The content on this site is mainly created and managed by students from Brown University under the mentorship of James N. Green. An initial coalition of students, in conjunction with Professor Green, gathered images, wrote essays and discussion questions, and turned the charts in the textbook into graphs. From there, three students designed a model for a website, organized the content into chapter topics and themes, and created the timeline.

A second phase of site development began in 2012, aimed at expanding content and obtaining rights to images, in order to make the site completely open to the public. The list of student contributors will grow as the website does. Here are the some that have helped so far:

Phase I: Chelsea Waite, Alyssa Blood, Josh Rowe, Eric Johnson, Adi Gold, Katie Rand, Rebecca Leeds

Phase 2: Emma Wohl, Ford Beckett, Rexy Dorado, Camila McHugh, Cos Tollerson, Joaquim Moreira Salles, Meg Weeks, Caroline Landau, Samuel Novacich

Academic Advisor and Sponsor

Professor James N. Green, author of We Cannot Remain Silent: Opposition to the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in the United States (2010) and Beyond Carnaval: Male Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century Brazil (1999), continues to advise and mentor the ongoing growth of this site. Professor Green is currently working to produce an updated edition of Professor Emeritus Thomas Skidmore’s Brazil: Five Centuries of Change as well as several other books. He also is the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Professor of Latin American History at Brown University, where he teaches classes on Brazil and Latin America to undergraduates and graduate students.

Web Design and Support

Patricia Figueroa’s expertise in Latin American History and knowledge of Library resources continue to be immensely helpful to site contributors researching topics in Brazil.

Sarah Bordac and Ben Tyler have advised the website task force from the beginning on subjects as diverse as research strategy to copyright and implementation of concepts on the site.

Mark Baumer dedicated time and energy toward building the web template, assisting with technical support, and answering endless questions about functions of the site.

Marycarolyn G. France was our fearless and tireless copy editor, looking over each page with an acute attention to detail to ensure that the work was clear and professional. Dr. France is a retired administrator for Norfolk Public Schools. Currently she works as a consultant on a variety of educational projects designed to improve the lives of young children.