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

The seduction of Brazil : the Americanization of Brazil during World War II / Antonio Pedro Tota ; translated by Lorena B. Ellis ; foreword and commentary by Daniel J. Greenberg.

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: 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:
1930-1945
Popular culture > Brazil.
Popular culture > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Civilization > American influences
International relations
Mass media
Popular culture
Brazil > Civilization > American influences.
Brazil > History > 1930-1945.
United States > Relations > Brazil.
Brazil > Relations > United States.
Brazil > In mass media.
Brazil
United States
History
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