: Before 1939, Brazil was viewed as an isolated agricultural exporter.
: Vargas expertly played the Axis and Allied powers against each other. Brazil: The Fortunes of War
: By playing hard-to-get, he secured massive trade concessions, weapons, and steel mill funding from both the United States and Nazi Germany. 🐍 The Smoking Snakes : Before 1939, Brazil was viewed as an
: The wealth and infrastructure extracted from both sides during the war laid the foundation for modern industrial Brazil and turned Rio de Janeiro into a booming global city. : Before 1939