A term used to describe those with black and indigenous ancestry.
A period of rapid economic growth in Brazil that lasted from 1968 to 1980.
The systemic variation in sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America, typically in late December, that has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.
Volcanic regions fed by mantle from below the earth's surface. Nit caused by tectonic plate movement.
Often follows an El Niño event, and is characterized by a decrease in sea temperature across the Eastern Central Pacific of up to 5 degrees C, which also has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.
The economic and political alliance of most European countries.
An economic development strategy marked by protectionist policies in order to bolster local growth.
Refers to people of mixed European-indigenous origin, including the vast majority of the people of Central America.
The name for marginal settlements or slums in Brazil.
Based on the theories of John Maynard Keynes that posit government can influence economic growth through monetary policies to overcome price rigidity and imperfect labor markets.
An amalgam of gangs, ex military and military backed irregulars within a country, that were often involved in appropriations of peasant lands in South America.
A policy implemented by the US that laid claim to geopolitical influence in the Central American and Caribbean region.
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