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The São Paulo Law School and the Anti-Vargas Resistance (1938-1945)

The São Paulo Law School and the Anti-Vargas Resistance (1938-1945)

Paperback

South American History

ISBN10: 0292739680
ISBN13: 9780292739680
Publisher: Univ Of Texas Pr
Published: Mar 1 1986
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The São Paulo Law School, the oldest institution of higher learning in Brazil, has long been the chief training center for that country's leadership. For the members of the school's secret Burschenschaft society, the training consisted principally in leading demonstrations for liberal causes, such as the abolition of slavery and the overthrow of the monarchy. During the Old Republic (1889-1930), the Brazilian presidency and other high posts in Rio de Janeiro were usually occupied by alumni of the powerful society, while its members in São Paulo continued to agitate for political reform. But in the 1920s, when they formed the Nationalist League and the Democratic Party, schisms resulted. Thus the Burschenschaft was weakened before the long rule of Brazil by Getúlio Vargas, starting in 1930, brought an end to the society's influence.

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