Abstract
The article with provide an overview of the Brazilian economy between 1930 and 2016 and the most relevant facts during the period, as well as the international circumstances that played a significant role in the changes that took place. During the first period, the golden phase between 1930 and 1980, the country boomed with economic growth and industrialization, whereas the following period (from 1980 until today) is marked by the interruption in the development path. The third part of the article focuses on the post 1980´s period, showing how some political and social effects suffered by Brazilians were strongly - but not exclusively - influenced by those changes, both economic and institutional, particularly by neoliberalism and globalization. In the final part I report the deepening current crisis and investigate the immediate future of Brazil´s development.
Keywords:
Construction; Brazilian Deconstruction; Deindustrialization; Political Crisis; Underdevelopment