1. Political evolution -- 2. The economy -- 3. Financial sector -- 4. Agriculture -- 5. Industry and mining -- 6. Demographic change in Brazil since 1980 -- 7. Education, social welfare, and health care -- 8. Inequality : class, residence, and race
Summary
This general survey tracks Brazil's societal, economic, and political development since 1980. In this period, during which Brazil was transformed from a predominantly rural and closed to a modern industrial democratic society, basic changes occurred: including a drop in fertility and morality rates
