Introduction: The new Brazil
The historical background : colony, empire, and republic
The making of modern Brazil, 1930-64
The 1964 revolution : from bureaucratic authoritarianism to Abertura
The incomplete transition, 1985-94
The Cardoso Era, 1995-2002
Lula's Brazil
Brazil's emergence on the global stage
Conclusion: Brazil emergent.
The new Brazil by Riordan Roett. ISBN 9780815704232. Published by Brookings Institution Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.