The brazil reader history culture politics the latin america readers paperback illustrated june 24 1999 by robert mlevine editor john crocitti editor 45 out of 5 stars 26 ratings. This item the brazil reader history culture politics the latin america readers by james n green paperback 3295 in stock ships from and sold by amazoncom. From the first encounters between the portuguese and indigenous peoples in 1500 to the current political turmoil the history of brazil is much more complex. Bordering all but two of south americas other nations and by far latin americas largest country brazil differs linguistically historically and culturally from spanish america its indigenous peoples share the country with descendants of portuguese conquerors and the africans they imported to work as slaves along with more recent immigrants from southern europe japan the middle east . Bordering all but two of south americas other nations and by far latin americas largest country brazil differs linguistically historically and culturally from spanish america its indigenous peoples share the country with descendants of portuguese conquerors and the africans they imported to work as slaves along with more recent immigrants from southern europe japan the middle east