The Brazilian Amazonia in Change I : Opening Up and Colonisation in the 1970s

In the 1970s, the whole Brazilian Amazon was opened up by road construction and the exploitation of its rich resources increased considerably. Jan Kleinpenning traces the history of this development, which began in 1972 with the opening of the first part of the Ruta Transamazônica, as well as its ef...

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Main Author:	Jan M. G. Kleinpenning
Format:	Book
Published:	transcript 2025
Subjects:	GF > Human ecology. Anthropogeography F > History of the Americas HC > Economic history and conditions
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