The Accidental President of Brazil: A Memoir

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In 1993, Fernando Henrique Cardoso was appointed the new Finance Minister of Brazil-a country that had had seven different currencies in the previous eight years to cope with inflation that had run at 3000 percent a year. The position was a political death sentence. But by 1995, he had become President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Brazil is a land of sophisticated music and brutal golddigging, of the next global superpower and the last old-time coffee plantations. It is gloriously ungovernable, irrepressible and attractive. This is Cardosos story and love song to his family, friends, and country.

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"(A) crisp, incisive and beautifully translated volume of memoirs that interview that interweaves autobiography with a persuasive and accessible account of Brazil's recent 20th-century history." The Financial Times "It is hard to think of a better-qualified guide to his country, and to the broader challenge of making democracy work in Latin America than Mr Cardoso... a stimulating and enjoyable read." The Economist"

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso was President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two consecutive terms, from January 1995 to December 2002. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1931, he is married, with three children, and lives in Sao Paulo.