Through the lives of two powerful families, Brazil depicts five turbulent centuries in the history of a remarkable land. From colony to kingdom, from empire to nation, Brazil is filled with memorable people living through one of the great adventures in human history. The Cavalcantis are among the original settlers and establish the classic Brazilian plantation vast, powerful, built with slave labor.
Brazil is an intensely human story brutal and violent, tender and passionate.
Perilous explorations through the Brazilian wilderness . . . Brazil has the look and feel of an enchanted virgin forest, a totally new and original world for the reader-explorer to discover. Publishers Weekly Pulsing with vigor, this is a vast novel to tell the story of a vast country. Uys depicts Brazil s evolution from colony to empire to republic. The principal characters, both real and imaginary are hard to forget.