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C onn ect i ng C u ltu r es T hrough F am i ly and F ood

American country with amore stable economy or political situation. But others ventured out to more distant destinations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and even Asia. In Brazil, a military dictatorship ruled the country from 1964 through 1985. During the 1980s, Brazil’s economy suffered from inflation and un- employment rose steeply. Brazilians began leaving the continent to seek opportunities elsewhere, mainly in the United States , but also in Europe and Japan. Brazil had become the primary destination for Japanese emigrants in the 1920s. But by the 1980s and 1990s, Japan was prospering

With Brazil’s sizeable Japanese population, event such as this drumming festival in São Paulo are not uncommon.