Peasants, Prophets, and the Power of a Millenarian Vision in Twentieth-Century Brazil
1990 ◽
Vol 32
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pp. 488-514
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Flood lights illuminated the southern Brazilian night as thousands of railroad workers struggled to meet their daily trace construction quotas. Brazil Railway Company foremen shouted their orders so as to be heard above the din of massive steam-powered earth movers. These machines, a novelty for the region in 1910, were the North American-owned company's newest ally in its push to meet the rapidly approaching construction deadline. On December 17, 1910, a gayly decorated train crossed the Santa Catarina-Rio Grande do Sul border, thereby inaugurating Brazil's newest railroad line. The company had succeeded in connecting the agricultural south with Brazil's rising industrial star, the state of São Paulo.
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2017 ◽
Vol 23
(1)
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pp. 31-53
2020 ◽
Vol 3
(2)
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pp. 6-8
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2014 ◽
Vol 20
(3)
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pp. 838-856
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2011 ◽
Vol 33
(spe1)
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pp. 144-149
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