Brazil: Analyzing the 50th Anniversary of the Military Coup (Lp3282014)

On the cusp of the 50th anniversary of the Brazilian military coup, Latin Pulse looks backward at the important history of Brazil and how it was altered by this Cold War military take-over. The program includes the views of a historian researching the coup and its after-effects and also of an academic who lived through the military policies and saw the changes as Brazil began to democratize again in the 1980s. The news segment of the program covers the labor unrest in Paraguay that has hit that country's economy. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Victoria Langland, the University of Michigan; and Cristina Pacheco, of the State University of Paraiba. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. The archival photo of the Brazilian coup is from Nucleo Memoria, a Brazilian non-profit organization in the state of Sao Paulo dedicated to preserving the memory of human rights abuses in Brazil. The photo is used here following fair use guidelines: http://www.nucleomemoria.org.br/noticias/internas/id/511# “Latin Pulse” is produced at American University’s School of Communication. This program is sponsored by the university’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS), in association with Link TV. http://www.american.edu/soc/ http://www.american.edu/clals/latin-pulse.cfm