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Feb 20, 2007 11:15

If you have a question about the Brazilian economy (or really Brazil in general) prior to 1950, ask me.

I probably know the answer. 

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hapan605 February 20 2007, 20:02:10 UTC
What was the major shift in coffee production between the two world wars?

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karlykarz February 21 2007, 06:56:27 UTC
Well... This is a complex question
with the Great Depression, trade diminished significantly, not to mention there was a huge decline in coffee prices. The government started burning large sacks of coffee in an attempt to help the problem of overproduction, which was unsuccessful because no other country was doing that.

This could have led to the Revolution of 1930 and the rise to power of Vargas (the dictator). Under Vargas, the government attempted to regain Brazil's market share of coffee exports and stop people from producing more coffee, which also fail. However, because of the old tradition of planting other crops between coffee trees, it was easy for people to start producing things like cotton. So the cotton production increased significantly in the 1930s, while coffee production dropped.

I think I answered that, non?

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hapan605 February 21 2007, 11:50:07 UTC
In a word, oh snap!

And more or less true; my knowledge is alas, the stuff post-1950...

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muzgibimanyak February 21 2007, 06:47:19 UTC
Why did the Brazilian computer manufacturers fail?

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karlykarz February 21 2007, 06:57:11 UTC
I said Prior to 1950 :)

Maybe I can answer this in a few month.

P.S. Where have you been?

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wetzel February 21 2007, 07:50:17 UTC
why are brazilians all good looking?

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karlykarz February 21 2007, 08:18:54 UTC
Because most of them are racially mixed ("whitening" policy)...
and mixed people are hot.
The End.

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cho_cha February 21 2007, 16:40:24 UTC
Ohhh Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Oh Ay Oh Ay Oh Ayyyyyyyyyyyyy...Bra Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel, Bra Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel.

Oh wait that was the 90s :)

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