Latin America

Uruguay is located in South America, east of Argentina and south of Brazil. It is the second smallest country in Latin America. Uruguay gained its independence from Portugal on August 25, 1825 after it seized the 33 Orientals led by Juan Artino. Uruguay is known for the foods it produces such as cattle meat, fresh cow milk, and paddy rice. Some traditional dishes are Asado con cuero, Empanadas and Milanesa. My paper will demonstrate how Uruguay’s colonial history has become a cultural melting…

Women’s Movements in Latin America Feminism in Latin America is a group of organizations and beliefs that have a shared purpose. Women look to classify, institute, and realize equal diplomatic, financial, social, private, and social rights for all women. This involves obtaining equal opportunities for women in education and employment. A feminist promotes and upholds the rights and equality for women. The first feminist convention was held in 1848, New York, U.S. The development has three ways…

other factors. In working with Spanish speakers, music choice needs to reflect and respect the diversity this population has, as well as have inclusive repertoire for a number of nationalities, age groups, and preferred genres of music. Music in Latin America is deeply rooted in Spanish European tradition intertwining with African slave music and the indigenous…

Latin America before this recent trend was seen as making economic progress and having improved democratic governance by many of the centrist governments. Although the nation has recently enjoyed its best two years of growth in a long time, times have changed and it seems Latin America has noticed this change. In Venezuela, all leaders, parties or movements that have been successful over the past eight years are generally labeled as “leftist.” Countries of Latin America also showed this trend,…

underdevelopment of Latin America. I learned a great deal about Latin America in the past few weeks of this quarter. Everything from the native empires, to the rise of the independent states has taught me that Latin America has been a country willing to stand up for themselves. Although they are brave and willing to protect their sovereignty, they have earned a reputation for being known as a third world country. Growing up in a Hispanic family, I learned that many of my family members left…

I find the aspect of Latin America’s major challenge in ensuring democracy so intriguing, and the democratic evolution in Latin America so fascinating. Latin America was on its way to implementing democracy and now it is struggling to make sure democratic rule stays, when it should be finding ways to further strengthen the system. It is important to find the major threats democracy faces in Latin America to prevent it from destroying years of institutional framework democracy has created. One…

The presence of Christianity in the Portuguese Latin American colonies was minuscule during the nascent stages of colonization. The Portuguese kingdoms often only sent two to three friars or priests on the ships traveling to the colonies. The indigenous people that were encountered were perceived to be blank slates. This perception of the indigenous was held to justify spreading Christianity. In Latin America, the colonizers and priests held on to their own agenda for the colonies. These agendas…

than ten years of domination by the left-wing politics (populist and Social Democratic) in South America, the political compass has turned to the Centre-right. The newly elected government in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru have promised to open their domestic markets and implement social and political reforms. It is the beginning of a new era for Latin America’s, however, it does not mean that Latin America will not return to populist promises in the near future. To avoid the return of populism,…

throughout the world. Those architectures were adapted themselves to new circumstances so-called ‘region’ Since First World War, global modernism had a big impact on the Latin America. Modernism has become the dominant global movement. Not only modern architecture appears European cities and United States, but also a lot of Latin America cities have started have modern style of architectures. It was not familiar to area where they have their own culture, climate, distinct lifeway and vernacular…

challenge the established notions of domestic violence that were imparted in me at a very young age. Growing up in a Latin American society meant that domestic violence issues were usually swept under the rug, and victims were usually silenced not only by authorities but also by their family members and peers. The past few weeks, I have learned that not only is this the established norm for Latin American countries, but also for other countries such as the United States in which patriarchic…