War | Brazil: The Fortunes Of

: Vargas expertly played the Axis and Allied powers against each other.

: By playing hard-to-get, he secured massive trade concessions, weapons, and steel mill funding from both the United States and Nazi Germany. 🐍 The Smoking Snakes Brazil: The Fortunes of War

: The wealth and infrastructure extracted from both sides during the war laid the foundation for modern industrial Brazil and turned Rio de Janeiro into a booming global city. : Vargas expertly played the Axis and Allied

The non-fiction book by historian Neill Lochery reveals the secret history of Brazil's high-stakes involvement in World War II. 🎭 The Master of Playing Both Sides he secured massive trade concessions

: Skeptics claimed it was more likely for a "snake to smoke a pipe" than for Brazil to send troops to fight.