Imagine if Barack Obama was still the president of the United States. Now, imagine if the Democrats suddenly approved a series of extremely liberal initiatives. In response, Russia decides to support the conservative party and sends in money to strengthen the already strong army, and, together, they take down the American president. To finalize, they make the Democrat party illegal and close down every liberal media in the US, throwing in jail anyone who openly spoke out against the government. The crazy story actually happened, not very long ago, in Brazil - a country that was living the most progressive moment of its history up until that moment. The military took over the Brazilian government in 1964, and with the conservative regime came
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Syndicates composed of factory workers, engaged students, and liberal militaries were part of solid institutions such as the National Union of the Students, the General Command of the Workers and the Pact for Unit and Action, respectively. All of those groups had a relevant representativeness in all levels of the Brazilian government and were working towards progressive initiatives that aimed to reduce poverty and illiteracy. Those ideas started scaring capitalist nations that were seeing many socialist movements gain power in Latin America. In 1964, the Brazilian president, Joao Goulart, made public his Reformas de Base, economic and social plan that aimed to redistribute income in Brazil; that was the excuse the capitalist nations needed to officially support the coup. It is a consensus among historians how the financial and military support of the USA, led by the American ambassador in Brazil, Lincoln Gordon, was what the Brazilian extreme right party needed to finally obtain power and asphyxiate the organizations from the left, finally installing the conservative government in …show more content…
Still during the period pre-IA-5, the biggest Brazilian TV Channel, Rede Globo, promoted in 1968, in Sao Paulo, the historically relevant Festival International da Cancao (International Festival of Music). There, musicians from across the globe performed originals live. Vandre got a second place in the competition, but his song "Caminhando (Pra Não Dizer Que Não Falei das Flores)" - or "Marching (For you to not tell me that I did not speak about the flowers)" - was first place in the rebels' hearts. The lyrics called people to march, spoke about equality, and questioned the power obtained by the armed forces. An immediate national hit, many historians agree that Vandre's song was partially responsible for the implementation of the AI-5. Noticing how one melody could spark ideas of revolution, the government forbade the song, enforced its prohibition like any other before, named Vandre enemy of the state, and exiled the singer to Chile. "Caminhando" would not be performed again until 1979. In 1991, directors of Rede Globo openly declared how the military sent orders for Vandre's song not to be placed
Syndicates composed of factory workers, engaged students, and liberal militaries were part of solid institutions such as the National Union of the Students, the General Command of the Workers and the Pact for Unit and Action, respectively. All of those groups had a relevant representativeness in all levels of the Brazilian government and were working towards progressive initiatives that aimed to reduce poverty and illiteracy. Those ideas started scaring capitalist nations that were seeing many socialist movements gain power in Latin America. In 1964, the Brazilian president, Joao Goulart, made public his Reformas de Base, economic and social plan that aimed to redistribute income in Brazil; that was the excuse the capitalist nations needed to officially support the coup. It is a consensus among historians how the financial and military support of the USA, led by the American ambassador in Brazil, Lincoln Gordon, was what the Brazilian extreme right party needed to finally obtain power and asphyxiate the organizations from the left, finally installing the conservative government in …show more content…
Still during the period pre-IA-5, the biggest Brazilian TV Channel, Rede Globo, promoted in 1968, in Sao Paulo, the historically relevant Festival International da Cancao (International Festival of Music). There, musicians from across the globe performed originals live. Vandre got a second place in the competition, but his song "Caminhando (Pra Não Dizer Que Não Falei das Flores)" - or "Marching (For you to not tell me that I did not speak about the flowers)" - was first place in the rebels' hearts. The lyrics called people to march, spoke about equality, and questioned the power obtained by the armed forces. An immediate national hit, many historians agree that Vandre's song was partially responsible for the implementation of the AI-5. Noticing how one melody could spark ideas of revolution, the government forbade the song, enforced its prohibition like any other before, named Vandre enemy of the state, and exiled the singer to Chile. "Caminhando" would not be performed again until 1979. In 1991, directors of Rede Globo openly declared how the military sent orders for Vandre's song not to be placed