BUY ME A COFFEE ► buymeacoffee.com/historyhustle South American countries during World War II [PLAYLIST]: ruclips.net/p/PL_bcNuRxKtpGQsW6XzmHRf1bpud88NcK2&si=znS5m2dNklYil3-z
To this day in my city (Curitiba) we have our Republic Thunderbolt P 47 D used by the Brazilian Air Force in Italy on WWII. Search for "Praca e Museu do Expedicionario Curitiba PR" - “Parana Drone" Channel.
To this day in my city (Curitiba) we have our Republic Thunderbolt P 47 D used by the Brazilian Air Force in Italy. Search for "Praca e Museu do Expedicionario Curitiba PR" - “Parana Drone" Channel.
What seems to be missing. All history narratives everywhere are impressed by whizz, bang action scenes. But, what about the economies of countries under German rule ? Assuming that all invaded people were impressed into servitude for the greater good of the III Reich. How did Germans control forced labour & production beyond GroBdeutschland ? eg. German military was 80% horse powered. Reich horses did not last long. Horses were stolen from occupied lands and their owners were sent East with them. [der Panjewagen - Polish]
Meu pai foi chamado e quando me explicou que ia para a Itália, ele me disse: "seu pai é médico militar e vou servir ao meu país" e não me deixou chorar. Foi em navio comboio com americanos, chegou debaixo de bala, dormiu primeiro na mata e depois foi para o American Hospital em Livorno e só voltou quando não havia mais ninguém. Eu tinha oito anos e dez quando ele voltou de avião, quando a tropa aqui já havia desfilado. Eu tenho muito orgulho do meu pai que foi subdiretor do SEVEN STATION HOSPITAL EM LIVORNO.
Belíssima história, obrigado por compartilhar essa experiência de perseverança e bravura! Que nunca esqueçamos o sacrifício de nossos soldados na luta contra hediondos regimes totalitários e que, por meio da educação, a história jamais se repita.
seu pai foi um herói, p vc e nós Brs, sempre deveremos lembrar dele ( mesmo de maneira anônima) e de todos que deram a vida em pro do brasil, seu pai foi e sempre será pai de todos nós, obrigado, seremos gratos para sempre, orgulho eterno, gostaria de saber o nome dele, meu tio avô foi mediador das reuniões com os dirigentes estrangeiros na segunda guerra, ele era arcebispo de natal na época, o nome dele era, com titulo, Dom Marcolino Dantas, somos da Bahia, abços
O meu foi aos 18 anos como soldado. Participou da tomada de Monte Castelo. Era tido como "destemido", mas viveu toda sua vida em volta a pesadelos. Sou filha de sua velhice, mas viveu o suficiente para me ver adulta, sendo eu a 5 entre 6 filhos. Muito a agradecer a Deus pelo pai maravilhoso que ele me deu.
Not gonna lie, but the smoking snake insignia is just awesome, and the story behind it is even better. Also, I didn't knew that Brazil sent men to fight in Europe, so thanks for teaching this history. This is another example why I love history, learning things I didn't know before, and learning about things that would fall under my historical blind spots.
All Brazilian forces were involved. Navy and air force operated patrols against Axis submarines (11 U-boots were sank in Brazilian coast, one of them by a Brazilian PBY) along with the US Navy. And 25,000 troops and 2 aerial units fought in Italy (1944-45). The fighter unit received the US Presidential Unit Citation.
Hello, I'm Brazilian and a History teacher. The smoking snake emblem was born from a joke that Brazil would enter the war if the snake smoked. Well, Brazil did. And so this expression, "the snake is smoking", came to mean that the fight is going on, and is still used today to express when someone is going to take a tough stance. I hope you understood, I'm not good at English, but the holy Google Translate helped me.
In Russia, in the 80s, school doesn't direct us much towards the history of the Allies in the Second World War. We talked more about the Patriotic War, about our side against Germany, and not about the other nations that contributed to defeating the Nazis. But when I went to the war museum in Moscow in 1986, I remember seeing the Brazilian flag in the Allied room.
I'm Brazilian and my grampa was a WWII veteran who fought in Italy, Monte Castello Campaign, won some medals there and told us a lot of stories. Unfortunately, sometimes, he still woke up at night screaming "who goes there!" and had a granade wound mark on his leg, it healed but wasn't the same. Lived until 93 years old. I'm very proud of him. "Senta puá".
My great-grandfather also fought in Italy, but he wasn't as lucky, unfortunately. He was one of the four airplane officers who died in the war. He died fighting in Alessandria, northern Italy, in 1945. His name was Luíz Lopes Dorneles. There are at least two streets in Brazil named after him, and he is well remembered by my family.
I would like to thank all Brazilians, civilians and military, who fought bravely against those who were evil. May God grant that we never have war between the people of this beautiful planet. Amen. Thanks a lot for all information.
@@ecofilm100 varios brasileiros civis morreram, idiota. E mesmo que nao tivesse... alemães matam milhares de crianças inocentes, e tu vem falar uma merda dessas.
@@ecofilm100foram morrer para lutar em uma guerra onde o objetivo era retaliar um ataque a navios brasileiros pelo eixo nazista e Hitler tinha planos pro Brasil
A friend of my family in Brazil, who we knew as Vicente, told us that he had been "informally" recruited to board one of the ships carrying the Brazilian contingent to Europe. In Italy, he apparently became a motorcycle courier, was wounded, found unconscious by American troops who gave him medical assistance, including putting a metal plate in his head. Returned to Brazil, he fought to have his service recognized, being at one point arrested at one of the offices of the War Ministry in Rio. As far as I know, he did eventually qualify for a veteran's pension. Because of that metal plate, he told us, he couldn't stay out in the tropical sun too long, as it would heat up and give him headaches. I knew him for a few years, and he was always a very decent and humble man. One of my uncles was an engineering student at Louisiana S. U. when the war with the US broke out. He found his name on a conscription list on campus, and although not an American, went along with the enlistment. He fought in the 1st Cavalry Div in the Pacific, notably in the Philippines, was decorated several times, and eventually was in the advance party of occupation that landed in Japan. After a long period in Japan, he was eventually returned Stateside, only to find out Louisiana State didn't seem to want him back -- he wasn't an American, after all. He obtained American citizenship some time after the war. Eventually Brazilian authorities found out of his war record, of his American naturalization, and -- both actions being prohibited under Brazilian law at the time -- revoked his Brazilian citizenship. He never, to my knowledge, tried to regain that citizenship, although Brazilian law was changed later on, in both respects. He was a warrior who didn't care about recognition. Just two more stories about Brazilians in WW2.
Well... how could your family's friend not be recognized by the Brazilian army, if he was returned to our troops after his treatment? He was wounded , after all. Doesn't make sense.
I don't think that law on naturalization has changed from back then until the present day, late 2024. As the law stands nowadays, one can only have Brazilian dual citizenship by virtue of birth; if someone is born on Brazil, but has rights to American nationality due to having an American citizen for a parent, they can petition the American citizenship and keep the Brazilian one; however, if they obtain that citizenship by naturalization, that implies they have chosen to identify themselves by that nationality, and therefore lose the Brazilian one. He could have chosen to petition for permanent residency in the U.S. and kept his Brazilian passport, but he chose the American one. We don't blame him, but he made his choice. From what it looks like, he didn't regret it, either.
And this is how you make a video about Brazil in World War II, thank you very much, for real. My pleasure, please come back many more times, WWII in Brazil has still tons of stuff to be learned by foreigners Well, about Vargas he's seem as everything, the most common view however is a "grandpa politician", hes the dude your grandfather (or great grandfather) will be praising at the table saying that he only learned how to read thanks to him and how nobody was poor during his government. People in the right tends to see Vargas as a fascist or a communist since he created the modern Brazilian state and they tend to see state intervention as oppression, while people in the left tend to point out the good things Vargas did while also pointing the bad things he did and trying to leave the person to make the picture of him. Many parties are varguist, just to name the PDT, AVANTE, PSB, PRTB, etc, and it remains a popular political position (but not the most popular). At the end of the day he was everything, a president, a dictator, a revolutionary leader, a estabilishmentalist, a catholic, an atheist, a progressive, a conservative, he just knew how to change to keep his base of support. Above everything he was a populist and sold whoever the person he was talking wanted to buy. I give you special thanks for your respect with Brazil people and culture, many RUclipsrs did videos about Brazil in WWII, ranging from respectable and well researched ones like History Matters to atrocious one like the WWII channel, but the main difference between them all is the effort you put, you visited Brazil, you met our people, you met our veterans, thank you very much for that.
As always very interesting to read you insights. Many thanks for your reply, your wisdom, advice, contacts ánd of course the portrait! I could not have done it without you. Until we meet again.
@@Eruiluvatar100 então, o motivo pelo qual o pessoal faz isso não é um motivo filosofico, é um motivo político. A direita mente falando coisas assim porque eles querem tirar a CLT então é conveniente mentir sobre ela e o criador dela para isso. Tendo dito isso tem gente de esquerda que mente sobre isso também. O Lula é um dos pais do mito da CLT fascista e o motivo também é político, ele queria trocar ela por um código do PT.
1 error, in Brazil the rubber trees dont grow in plantations, but in the jungle, which is very very hard work, they would have to stay for weeks on end in the jungle, with dangers of being bitten by venemous snakes, getting attacked by jaguars amongst others. In the Amazon, rubber trees dont grow in plantations due to diseases and bug plagues, poor soil, and the complex ecology of Amazônia. Ford tried to set up a rubber plantation at Fordlandia in the Brazilian rainforest next to the Tapajos river, but failed.
Major risk @ Amazon rain forest are those giant anacondas. They can reach 150 feet and eat 50 men a day. Come on... of course there are rubber plantations. It's never too late to learn.
The video is accurate but there's a mistake: only FIVE Brazilian fighter pilots lost their lives, not "22". A few became prisoners of war, but they survived. Also should be noticed that the 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron was one of only three foreign units to receive the US Presidential Unit Citation (the others were 2 Australian units). Also our air force performed several attacks against U-boots, sinking at least one (U-199), along with the US Navy (wich sank more 10 U-boots in Brazilian coast). Ironically, although Brazil never had a permanent seat in the security council, the UN building was projected by a Brazilian architect: Oscar Niemeyer.
@@keithmcwilliams7424brazillian with jewesh/german ancestry. He is the architect of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil Yes, he designed a whole city. One of the biggest architect in the world
@@AngeliqueMariaAguiardeMiranda, he did not design the whole city. He designed most buildings, while Lucio Costa designed the city lay out and landscape.
@@keithmcwilliams7424... Brazilian. To say he was "German" based on his last name would be the same as calling me "Portuguese" based on my name. I have portuguese ancestors but I am a BRAZILIAN. Like Niemeyer.
My father's side of the family came from Germany in the early XX Century, they settled in Santa Catarina south of the country. My Great-grandfather "Bubi" enlisted into the FEB and became a Intelligence Officer mainly due to the fact he knew both german and english. I have some picutes of him on Italy during the war. His brother was also an army officer, graduated from the army's engineer institute (IME). While he didn't went to Europe, he did went to the US as part of the negotiations for the steel factory mentioned at 10:50 (Idk details of what he did besides "being part of the negotations"). Later in life he'd be an engineer for the Itaipú Dam, the third largest power dam in the world where he has a plaque on his honour, although in a restricted place within the instalations. Sharing this part of my family's story is my way to thank you for this phenomenal video! Fantastic quality as always! Thank you.
Thanks for remembering our soldiers that fought bravely in the battlefields of Italy. Your video is one of the few produced outside Brazil about this subject. Thanks again.
Great video. Stefan, it was a pleasure to be one of your guides here in Fortaleza. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet the pracinha Geraldo Oliveira. Thank you.
I'm brazilian and Getulio Vargas is the most famous president of brazilian history. Not because of the war. Here this part is a small chapter in our history classes in school. Vargas stablished the minimum wage, doubled it a few years later and made the base of welfare state, such as unemployment insurance, retirement laws, universal healthcare, etc. He killed himself in 1950's to became martyr and to prevent a coup d'etat. He wrote a suicide letter to all brazilians with a famous quote: 'I leave life to enter history!' He is considered the leader that brought modernization to Brazil. The WW2 is teached here more for us to know where our industrialization started (US land lease), but is also to teach about how uncertain to define Vargas in any political spectrum. He sent brazilian communists and jews to Germany but also held negotiations with the Allies at the same time. Most people define him as someone ambitious that tried to fill the gaps and make any gain possible with any side of the war.
Era um fascista ditador, sua politica centralizadora ate hj incentiva a vagabundagem politica, desde aquela epoca os impostos so aumentam e o estado se tornou gordo e ineficiente
Brazilian here. I didn't have any ancestors who fought in that war, but my great-grandfather, who was a worker in a factory that made rails and train cars, worked with a man who fought in Monte Castello. My grandmother once told me that a fireworks manufacturer went to test their new fireworks near the factory. The workers were on their lunch break, and when he heard the fireworks, he started to panic, because the sound was very similar to the sound of machine guns, and he ran and hid under a train car that was suspended between two beams. He was all curled up, with his hands over his ears and crying, and my great-grandfather was the one who managed to get him out. I never got to meet him, but I hope that the spirit of this great man was able to find peace. PS: Not for nothing, but the term "The snake will smoke" together with the nickname "Smoking Snakes" sounds really badass!
I am from Recife, and the US not only used the port but also created an airfield there, after the war, the airfield became our very first airport in the city, and it is still used by this day... with renovations and expansions over the years! Great video and keep it up the good work!
It was an instant subribe for sure, the quality of your research is outstanding to say the least. Not only on this excellent piece of work, or because Im Brazilian, everyone should subscribe and learn a little on your work on world history. I am in awe at how unbiased you manage to be leaving politics aside and delivering facts over delusionism. Dude hope you come to Brasilia at some point! It's a great story and it changed history when Juscelino Kubitschek moved the government to the new capital! You can count on me to help you out! I'll definitely get you coffee, lunch, even a beer if you like! Hahaha you got a new fan sir! Looking forward to your future work!
Incredible video. I know about the history of Brazil because i was military for more than 10 years. In Brazil the history just pass. My continence for the veterans! 🇧🇷
A maioria do nosso povo não conhece e não tem interesse em aprender sobre a nossa história. Sou de Pomerode, cidade vizinha de Blumenau, de colonização alemã. Meu avô nos falava bastante sobre a persseguição que a população sofreu nessa época para quem falasse alemão. Inclusive hoje ainda fala-se alemão por aqui. Pomerode teve 7 'Pracinhas' (termo usado para os veteranos da FEB). Obrigado pela aula!
Meu avô brasileiro foi para a Itália na segunda guerra com as tropas dos americanos. Ele fez parte da força expedicionária brasileira na segunda guerra. Na segunda guerra, as forças brasileiras se juntaram a forças dos EUA nas batalhas. Tenho fotos do meu avô na Itália, na guerra.
Many thanks for this info, have managed to get a used copy here in the UK. Look forward to watching it. Wish it was as easy and as low cost to get books on the subject.😞😞 Thank goodness for Stefan’s excellent video.
@@HistoryHustle I recommend the book Caçando Espiões, by the agent Geraldo Batista de Araújo. It's about the Contra-Informação de Combate (CIC), the section of intelligence and counter-intelligence.
As a Brazilian I feel like if you have an absolute view in Vargas, that’s saying, if you think he’s of all good or of all bad you are politically biased. He’s was a very contradictory character. He did abuse power, he did flirt with fascism, but at the same time he helped modernize Brazil, he started our industrialization, he modernized government institutions and he gave the people voice and better conditions in what was a very elitist country until he came to power. He had a lot of flaws, he was a dictator and did all the stuff dictators usually do. But you can’t ignore the good things he’s done and his big role in modernizing Brazil.
I think most brazilians agree with you. He was far from perfect and lived in an era when fascism was in the rise (as now), yet was a real statesman and loved and brought our country to the 20th century.
Hitler fez tudo isso que o Vargas fez, na Alemanha, e muito mais... Mas não vejo nenhum alemão dizendo que ele foi um "estadista" que teve um grande papel na modernização da Alemanha... Claro, Getúlio Vargas matou muito mais comunistas e socialistas do que a Ditadura Militar de 64, inclusive deportou alguns deles para a Alemanha Nazista(como a comunista alemã Olga Benário), mas todo esquerdista adora exaltar a figura dele, como "o melhor Presidente da História do Brasil", como um "grande estadista", etc... Getúlio Vargas teve a sua importância na História do Brasil em relação ao desenvolvimento e industrialização do País, mas está longe de ter sido um "grande líder"... Ele desvalorizou as Forças Armadas e os veteranos brasileiros da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Não á toa, foi derrubado por um golpe de Estado em Outubro de 1945, por forças políticas civis e militares, e substituído por um dos Comandantes das Forças Armadas Brasileiras durante a Guerra, o Marechal Eurico Gaspar Dutra, que serviu como Ministro da Guerra durante a Ditadura de Getúlio Vargas...
Dictators end dead in a hole in their countries or in a confortable neighborhood in europe after removed from Power. They never return to Power wining elections. Vargas was not a dictator, He was a founding father, and his actions were legitmized by peoples vote.
Tu tá dando tua opnião. Vargas ajudou a modernizar só se foi meus bago. Ele era um homem pequeno, rasteiro. Homens como Matarazzo, Mauá e Farqua realmente ajudaram o BR a sair das trevas. Espero que o ditadorzinho esteja fervendo no inferno, e espero que o atual presidento o encontre logo.
I went to school in Russia between the 70s and 80s. We also didn't talk much about the Second World War, but I believe there were still open wounds to talk about. Many people who had suffered in that terrible conflict were still alive and many were tormented by the traumas of the past. I believe the same happened in the USA.
Reportagem maravilhosa, meu nobre. "Amazing report, noble one." I dare say your content is far better than what we see being currently taught on our very brazilian schools. Great stuff, cheers!
The US seems to be able to get nearly all Latin American countries on her side during WW2, with the exception of Argentina. Some diplomatic success which would not be repeated.
Brazil had already patrolled the South Atlantic during WW1 as well. And I imagine the Brazilian Navy was relatively better at that time because, it's hard to imagine this today, but the Brazilian ship Minas Geraes was the world's best battleship when it was launched in 1908. I don't think it was ever in question that Brazil would join the Allies. It was just a matter of it being beneficial for both sides for Brazil to hold on to the German market while it found new markets for its products.
I don't know in detail about the other countries, but if it was anything like it was for Brazil, investment in exchange for supplies and installing a base, then its a straight forward deal. As oposed to the whole toppling goverments to replace with a dictatorship that came latter. The US and USSR playing dictator pokemon all over the world.
Um dos melhores documentários que eu assisti, parabéns pelo conteúdo fiel a história, obrigado por mostrar um pouco da nossa rica história e de nossos bravos guerreiros 🇧🇷🐍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great to know that I'm not the only one talking about this very important moment in the History of Rio and of Brazil, both as the granddaughter of Sargent Julio Andermann, who was also with the Brazilian Expedition Force in WW2, and as a Tour Guide, I was astounded to discover that practically no one knew of Brazil's participation in the war and some even thought that we were "fighting for both sides" . I hope you got to visit the inside of the Monument, especially the Mausoleum. One correction in regards to which side we were on though: We were never neutral. Getúlio Vargas at first sided with Mussolini and then in 1942 we switched sides and sided with Roosevelt and the allied forces, forming the good neighbours policy.
🇧🇷 I waited so much for this video about my country, meu amigo Stefan... I watched it very carefully, and you were superb and coherent about the theme. 4:05 I have nothing to criticize, but retribute with at least a coffe for your amazing channel, wich I follow for so many years. 1. 4:30 I am one of the proudly offspring of this german inmigrants. I have been informed by my grandparents, that they thrived well, despite the state repression during the war time. Ivoti, back then, was mostly populated by germans, that lived peacefully, away from the nazi and comunist plague. 🏳 I was born in 1982, and I remember with nostalgia the Hunsrückisch chats with my relatives, and the Hochdeutsch lessons from Grundshule. 2. 23:30 As a libertarian, the only good mention I have about Vargas is that he chose the right side of the war, embracing US and the free world. 🗽 Obrigado, Stefan! ヽ(͡◕ ͜ʖ ͡◕)ﾉ 🍀 🇧🇷
@@HistoryHustle I would be happy if you find some historic topic for a video in Kehl town, on the border of France, just in front of Straßburg (joke on me, dear french patriotic subscribers)🏳
@@Gustavogukpa I'm afraid it's not Brazilian. It was written by Mack Gordon, lyrics by Harry Warren and first prefomed in 1941 by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. Carmen Miranda also did the song in 1942. It's completely American, but real popular during WWII. Cheers
@@Hillbilly001 what I mean is that the Brazilian version of this song exploded here during WWII and it is tied to Brazilian WWII zeitgeist. So much that Carmen Miranda says "Ham and eggs" in the Portuguese version instead of translating it, so "ham in eggs" here is also known as "remenegue" that is how a Brazilian Portuguese speaker understands "ham and eggs". This song is mega influential.
Great video, and very well researched. I was happy to see it in my hometown, Recife. Even happier to see him with veteran heroes of our country, my grandfather was one of those veterans. Where I live there was also another veteran, he often talked about the war and what he saw there. Regarding Vargas, the popular memory of him is generally positive, especially among those who experienced his period in power. Today, however, his figure generates a lot of controversy, mainly due to the fact that he was a dictator and arrested political opponents, etc. Personally, I think that the view of him should be as "neutral" as possible, because he is responsible for modern Brazil as we know it, for the struggle of workers and their labor rights, and the second war was not up to the task to make the right decision, even though it was clearly not his favorite decision.
Thank you very much, that is an excellent presentation that even made me emotional given your attention to details (you finally had me at the "rubber soldiers", few people abroad or even in Brazil knows about them). I'm brazilian and I'm fascinated by world war 2, I've just recently found out about your channel and fortunately you just posted this video. Regarding your question about Vargas, at least from where I come (Brazil is a big country, so don't take this as the view of all people here), Vargas is viewed mostly as a dictator with fascist ideals. Thanks again for your work (the sources listed in the description is a must and you checked this box too!).
Vargas is actually called "pai dos pobres" (the father of the poor). He has managed to become a model for both the left and the right. Emerging from almost 40 years of the Old Republic, which is also known as the Oligarchic Republic or the Coffee and Milk Republic, due to the dominance of coffee producers from São Paulo and milk producers from Minas Gerais, the gains in workers' rights, especially highlighted by the CLT (Consolidação das Leis Trabalhistas, or Consolidation of Labor Laws), and the nationalist drive for Brazilian industrialization and unity are what set the goals that every Brazilian politician aspires to achieve. Of course, there is a lot of criticism directed at him, I particularly don't like him very much, but that is the general sentiment regarding him.
Getulio was an iconic character indeed. Unfortunately his ‘Workers’ Rights’ were the garantee of Brazil being a third world country forever. A country where its people flee to countries with less ‘workers’ rights’.
@@CharlieRodeghiero Even though I could speak about anything in here as we are not in the Chinese social media and censorship in RUclips is not that hard yet.
There is a veteran living in my city. He is over 100 years old and still sharp as a blade. He knows everything about current political situation in Brazil and the world.
Great video! I really enjoyed the way you explained everything. By the way, did you know that the metal band Sabaton has a song dedicated to the Brazilian campaign in World War II? It's called "Smoking Snakes," or "Cobras Fumantes," in honor of the Brazilian soldiers who fought in Italy. Thought that was a cool fact to share! Keep up the awesome work!
Yup, RUclips has this song, although is kind of hard to distinguish what is being sung. However, I was able to read the lyrics and "cobras fumantes" is there, in Portuguese.
Another wonderful historical coverage episode shared by an amazing ( history Hustle) channel.. introduced by 🙏 ( Sir Stefan),thanks for sharing this magnificent episode about Brazil attitude in WW2.
Really nice video! Today Vargas still have a divided image among brazilians, but both sides have admiration for his government's diplomatic capacity throughout the war. But this debate occurs more among academic people here. I remember when I was young, elders always spoke well and with a tender voice about him, I believe the reason is that his government was responsible for the creation of the minimum wage and the labour laws. After his death, streets in the capital were taken by citizens showing their grief.
Greetings on the show. Very nice! About Vargas, his role in tge WWII is seldom remembered. He is remembered either as the founder of Brazilian laborism (in the style of Mussolini) or as a repressive dictator. So he is either loved or hated but not for his role in WWII.
Dear Stefan, I didn't know your Channel, but after watching this video, I quickly realized that you do excellent quality work and so I just subscribed. I would like to address some points that I believe are useful in the topic discussed: - What greatly increased trade between the 2 countries was a German system that allowed commercial exchanges without involving traditional currencies such as dollars or pounds, creating credits that were exchanged in the import/export relationship. Germany thus became Brazil's main partner before the war. - Brazil under license manufactured Focke-Wulf FW-44 Stieglitz (single engine for training) and FW-58 Weihe (twin engine aircraft which ironically would later be used to search for U-boats). It was also planned to assemble the advanced four-engine FW-200 Condor (the civil version was already used in the country by the company Sindicato Condor, later renamed Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul, founded by Germans - being the first four-engine to be operated by a company South American airline), but this did not happen due to the conflict. - Although the Brazilian fighter group in Italy was small numerically, the number of targets destroyed/Brazilian aircraft was much greater than that of American units in that theater, remembering that ground attack missions were considered the most dangerous by the pilots, even more facing experienced Flak operators, like those in the region.
Finally, I would recommend 2 documentaries: - "LIBERATORI" - The FEB seen by the Italians (full film): ruclips.net/video/osMO9d77ZtI/видео.html - Senta A Pua! (in Portuguese, with English subtitles: ruclips.net/video/5DTROkLVpM4/видео.html) - the History of the Brazilian hunting group in Italy
Brasilian here, Vargas is a complex character, his history in power is interesting, like you said in the video he was elected before the 1932 Revolution, but then ruled the country until 1945 (we call this period the Vargas Era), and in it we all agree he was a dictator. He would than be elected again in 1951 and, in Ausgust 1954, after a hedious crime with political implications to a journalist, the military pressure him to resign, but he decided to put matters into his on hands and took his life, an act that can be debated it delayed the Military Coup in 10 years id say hes mostly well regarded here in Brasil but with some caveats, since he was in fact a dictator for most of his time in power, but well regarded nonetheless
muito obrigado pelo excelente trabalho em seu video, a cobra vai fumar , fico muito orgulhoso de ser seu inscrito, abraço de embu das artes, são paulo , Brasil.
Nice video. Good to see a toughfull video about my country's role. To answer your question about Vargas. He's seen as a mixed figure, he's associated with the Estado Novo, persecutions, killings, and many other abuses, but also as the main figure for introducing the Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (Consolidation of Work Laws) and granted many new rights that became the base for our modern worker rights, also for being of the first to kickstart the effort in growing our national industry. He's seen most favourably by the older generations of brazilians.
I loved your video, mate! Thanks for sharing a bit of our history during the second world war. Also just wanted to add the sinking of the U-199, which was the first attack Brazil did against the germans, such a small moment in ginormous war, but it means a lot.
Brazilian Navy was also heavily involved. In scorting merchant convoys in South Atlantic and Caribbean, and troop transports to Europe. My father was a midshipman, all classes were suspended, and the students embarked in scorting and coastal defense missions, only returning to classes after the end of the war. Three brazilian warships were sunk during the war. And, a quite unknown fact, a brazilian officer was lost in the Caribbean, while training in a US submarine. Total brazilian losses in the war were 491 saolors and officers. 33 brazilian merchant ships were sunk, with thw loss of 480 sailors and 502 passengers.
Im brazillian,and i just wanted to say real quick that,imo,the vargas estado novo and him werent really fascist,they just had fascist characteristics. I dont think he wouldve gone out of neutrality if he shared beliefs with hitler and mussolini.
My grandmother (years old) remembers fondly of Vargas and my grandmother was in the brazilian merchant marine during the war and lost several friends due to U-boat activities. To this day she gets a pension from the brazilian navy due to the participation of my grandfather during the war. She told me that when the declaration of war was announced in the radio she was doing the dishes and dropped one because she believed Germany would invade brazil.
This was a very interesting episode, Stefan. I was aware of Brazilian infantry participation in Europe during WW2, but was not aware that the Brazilian air force also participated, nor did I know that the FEB accepted a German surrender. I also was not aware of what some Japanese Brazilians did when Japan surrendered. This was a very well done episode. I appreciate your effort and the detailed nature of the episode. Next, if you haven't already done so, you should do an episode on Mexican participation in the Pacific Theater.
Excellent work. BZ. On the last day of the Rio Conference Brazil severed relations with the Axis, hence on March 3, 1942 the US signed what was to be the most comprehensive assistance program the country had ever undertaken in Latin America.
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To this day in my city (Curitiba) we have our Republic Thunderbolt P 47 D used by the Brazilian Air Force in Italy on WWII. Search for "Praca e Museu do Expedicionario Curitiba PR" - “Parana Drone" Channel.
Awesome video! Thank you 🤝🏻
To this day in my city (Curitiba) we have our Republic Thunderbolt P 47 D used by the Brazilian Air Force in Italy. Search for "Praca e Museu do Expedicionario Curitiba PR" - “Parana Drone" Channel.
What seems to be missing. All history narratives everywhere are impressed by whizz, bang action scenes.
But, what about the economies of countries under German rule ? Assuming that all invaded people were impressed into servitude for the greater good of the III Reich. How did Germans control forced labour & production beyond GroBdeutschland ?
eg. German military was 80% horse powered. Reich horses did not last long. Horses were stolen from occupied lands and their owners were sent East with them. [der Panjewagen - Polish]
Meu pai foi chamado e quando me explicou que ia para a Itália, ele me disse: "seu pai é médico militar e vou servir ao meu país" e não me deixou chorar. Foi em navio comboio com americanos, chegou debaixo de bala, dormiu primeiro na mata e depois foi para o American Hospital em Livorno e só voltou quando não havia mais ninguém. Eu tinha oito anos e dez quando ele voltou de avião, quando a tropa aqui já havia desfilado. Eu tenho muito orgulho do meu pai que foi subdiretor do SEVEN STATION HOSPITAL EM LIVORNO.
Hmmm que diria seu pai, que combateu os f4aclst4as na Itália ao ver hoje "pessoas" apoiando fachos brasileiros?! =/
Belíssima história, obrigado por compartilhar essa experiência de perseverança e bravura!
Que nunca esqueçamos o sacrifício de nossos soldados na luta contra hediondos regimes totalitários e que, por meio da educação, a história jamais se repita.
seu pai foi um herói, p vc e nós Brs, sempre deveremos lembrar dele ( mesmo de maneira anônima) e de todos que deram a vida em pro do brasil, seu pai foi e sempre será pai de todos nós, obrigado, seremos gratos para sempre, orgulho eterno, gostaria de saber o nome dele, meu tio avô foi mediador das reuniões com os dirigentes estrangeiros na segunda guerra, ele era arcebispo de natal na época, o nome dele era, com titulo, Dom Marcolino Dantas, somos da Bahia, abços
O meu foi aos 18 anos como soldado. Participou da tomada de Monte Castelo. Era tido como "destemido", mas viveu toda sua vida em volta a pesadelos. Sou filha de sua velhice, mas viveu o suficiente para me ver adulta, sendo eu a 5 entre 6 filhos. Muito a agradecer a Deus pelo pai maravilhoso que ele me deu.
Impossível seu pai ter chegado "debaixo de bala", não havia ataques de quaisquer tipo nos portos aliados.
Not gonna lie, but the smoking snake insignia is just awesome, and the story behind it is even better. Also, I didn't knew that Brazil sent men to fight in Europe, so thanks for teaching this history. This is another example why I love history, learning things I didn't know before, and learning about things that would fall under my historical blind spots.
Check out Sabaton's Smoking Snakes if you're not familiar with the song. And the history there.
All Brazilian forces were involved. Navy and air force operated patrols against Axis submarines (11 U-boots were sank in Brazilian coast, one of them by a Brazilian PBY) along with the US Navy. And 25,000 troops and 2 aerial units fought in Italy (1944-45). The fighter unit received the US Presidential Unit Citation.
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the US attacked Brazil pretending to be Germany
Hello, I'm Brazilian and a History teacher. The smoking snake emblem was born from a joke that Brazil would enter the war if the snake smoked. Well, Brazil did. And so this expression, "the snake is smoking", came to mean that the fight is going on, and is still used today to express when someone is going to take a tough stance. I hope you understood, I'm not good at English, but the holy Google Translate helped me.
In Russia, in the 80s, school doesn't direct us much towards the history of the Allies in the Second World War. We talked more about the Patriotic War, about our side against Germany, and not about the other nations that contributed to defeating the Nazis. But when I went to the war museum in Moscow in 1986, I remember seeing the Brazilian flag in the Allied room.
Very interesting to read. Thank you for sharing.
I'm Brazilian and my grampa was a WWII veteran who fought in Italy, Monte Castello Campaign, won some medals there and told us a lot of stories. Unfortunately, sometimes, he still woke up at night screaming "who goes there!" and had a granade wound mark on his leg, it healed but wasn't the same. Lived until 93 years old. I'm very proud of him. "Senta puá".
Monte Castello não foi uma campanha, apenas uma batalha.
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@@PauloPereira-jj4jv" apenas " uma batalha
My great-grandfather also fought in Italy, but he wasn't as lucky, unfortunately. He was one of the four airplane officers who died in the war. He died fighting in Alessandria, northern Italy, in 1945. His name was Luíz Lopes Dorneles. There are at least two streets in Brazil named after him, and he is well remembered by my family.
@@tiagomd3811 Thanks for your great-granfather's service. Great to hear about another brave man's story. My grandad's name was Moisés Alves dos Reis.
I would like to thank all Brazilians, civilians and military, who fought bravely against those who were evil. May God grant that we never have war between the people of this beautiful planet. Amen.
Thanks a lot for all information.
Não existem mais esses corajosos guerreiros. Amo a história da FEB.
obrigado irmão
Meu bisavô perdeu a perna na batalha de montecastelo obrigado pela matéria
Foram morrer para lutar numa guerra que não era deles.
Foi aquele que pisou numa mina antipessoal? Ele deu entrevista?
@@ecofilm100 varios brasileiros civis morreram, idiota. E mesmo que nao tivesse... alemães matam milhares de crianças inocentes, e tu vem falar uma merda dessas.
@@ecofilm100foram morrer para lutar em uma guerra onde o objetivo era retaliar um ataque a navios brasileiros pelo eixo nazista e Hitler tinha planos pro Brasil
@@ecofilm100 lutar contra naz1 é o dever de todo ser humano decente.
A friend of my family in Brazil, who we knew as Vicente, told us that he had been "informally" recruited to board one of the ships carrying the Brazilian contingent to Europe. In Italy, he apparently became a motorcycle courier, was wounded, found unconscious by American troops who gave him medical assistance, including putting a metal plate in his head. Returned to Brazil, he fought to have his service recognized, being at one point arrested at one of the offices of the War Ministry in Rio. As far as I know, he did eventually qualify for a veteran's pension. Because of that metal plate, he told us, he couldn't stay out in the tropical sun too long, as it would heat up and give him headaches. I knew him for a few years, and he was always a very decent and humble man.
One of my uncles was an engineering student at Louisiana S. U. when the war with the US broke out. He found his name on a conscription list on campus, and although not an American, went along with the enlistment. He fought in the 1st Cavalry Div in the Pacific, notably in the Philippines, was decorated several times, and eventually was in the advance party of occupation that landed in Japan. After a long period in Japan, he was eventually returned Stateside, only to find out Louisiana State didn't seem to want him back -- he wasn't an American, after all. He obtained American citizenship some time after the war. Eventually Brazilian authorities found out of his war record, of his American naturalization, and -- both actions being prohibited under Brazilian law at the time -- revoked his Brazilian citizenship. He never, to my knowledge, tried to regain that citizenship, although Brazilian law was changed later on, in both respects. He was a warrior who didn't care about recognition.
Just two more stories about Brazilians in WW2.
Well... how could your family's friend not be recognized by the Brazilian army, if he was returned to our troops after his treatment? He was wounded , after all. Doesn't make sense.
more one story telling,by an arab man living in brazil..what a lie
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv o governo brasileiro sempre foi uma vergonha absurda. Você e qualquer outro aqui do BR sabe que isso é 100% possível.
I don't think that law on naturalization has changed from back then until the present day, late 2024. As the law stands nowadays, one can only have Brazilian dual citizenship by virtue of birth; if someone is born on Brazil, but has rights to American nationality due to having an American citizen for a parent, they can petition the American citizenship and keep the Brazilian one; however, if they obtain that citizenship by naturalization, that implies they have chosen to identify themselves by that nationality, and therefore lose the Brazilian one. He could have chosen to petition for permanent residency in the U.S. and kept his Brazilian passport, but he chose the American one. We don't blame him, but he made his choice. From what it looks like, he didn't regret it, either.
And this is how you make a video about Brazil in World War II, thank you very much, for real. My pleasure, please come back many more times, WWII in Brazil has still tons of stuff to be learned by foreigners
Well, about Vargas he's seem as everything, the most common view however is a "grandpa politician", hes the dude your grandfather (or great grandfather) will be praising at the table saying that he only learned how to read thanks to him and how nobody was poor during his government. People in the right tends to see Vargas as a fascist or a communist since he created the modern Brazilian state and they tend to see state intervention as oppression, while people in the left tend to point out the good things Vargas did while also pointing the bad things he did and trying to leave the person to make the picture of him.
Many parties are varguist, just to name the PDT, AVANTE, PSB, PRTB, etc, and it remains a popular political position (but not the most popular). At the end of the day he was everything, a president, a dictator, a revolutionary leader, a estabilishmentalist, a catholic, an atheist, a progressive, a conservative, he just knew how to change to keep his base of support. Above everything he was a populist and sold whoever the person he was talking wanted to buy.
I give you special thanks for your respect with Brazil people and culture, many RUclipsrs did videos about Brazil in WWII, ranging from respectable and well researched ones like History Matters to atrocious one like the WWII channel, but the main difference between them all is the effort you put, you visited Brazil, you met our people, you met our veterans, thank you very much for that.
As always very interesting to read you insights. Many thanks for your reply, your wisdom, advice, contacts ánd of course the portrait! I could not have done it without you. Until we meet again.
Amigo, o fascismo é de direita, uma pessoa de direita acusar o Vargas de ser fascista não faz sentido.
@@Eruiluvatar100 então, o motivo pelo qual o pessoal faz isso não é um motivo filosofico, é um motivo político. A direita mente falando coisas assim porque eles querem tirar a CLT então é conveniente mentir sobre ela e o criador dela para isso.
Tendo dito isso tem gente de esquerda que mente sobre isso também. O Lula é um dos pais do mito da CLT fascista e o motivo também é político, ele queria trocar ela por um código do PT.
acho que ele inverteu a esquerda e direita... @@Eruiluvatar100
@@Eruiluvatar100 Fascismo é uma mistura de ideias populistas de esquerda e direita. Existem fascistas dos dois lados.
1 error, in Brazil the rubber trees dont grow in plantations, but in the jungle, which is very very hard work, they would have to stay for weeks on end in the jungle, with dangers of being bitten by venemous snakes, getting attacked by jaguars amongst others. In the Amazon, rubber trees dont grow in plantations due to diseases and bug plagues, poor soil, and the complex ecology of Amazônia. Ford tried to set up a rubber plantation at Fordlandia in the Brazilian rainforest next to the Tapajos river, but failed.
Existem plantaçoes de seringueira na minha cidade, no Brasil. Na época realmente eram nativas.
Many things in Amazon jungle are deadly.
The real problema were mosquitoes that transmitted Plasmodium and yellow fever
Major risk @ Amazon rain forest are those giant anacondas. They can reach 150 feet and eat 50 men a day. Come on... of course there are rubber plantations. It's never too late to learn.
@@TheSaviobarros there are now, not back then
Thank you from Brasil 🎖️🇧🇷
Obrigado!
Não é facil encontrar material tão rico e sucinto sobre um tema como este. Parabéns!
Many thanks for your reply.
Very interesting lesson again teach👍
Greets from Grun' 🇳🇱, TW.
Many thanks, have a good weekend TW 👍
The video is accurate but there's a mistake: only FIVE Brazilian fighter pilots lost their lives, not "22". A few became prisoners of war, but they survived.
Also should be noticed that the 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron was one of only three foreign units to receive the US Presidential Unit Citation (the others were 2 Australian units). Also our air force performed several attacks against U-boots, sinking at least one (U-199), along with the US Navy (wich sank more 10 U-boots in Brazilian coast).
Ironically, although Brazil never had a permanent seat in the security council, the UN building was projected by a Brazilian architect: Oscar Niemeyer.
Muito bom. Eu ja ia comentar, mas vi o seu post. Excelente !
Was he german?
@@keithmcwilliams7424brazillian with jewesh/german ancestry. He is the architect of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil
Yes, he designed a whole city. One of the biggest architect in the world
@@AngeliqueMariaAguiardeMiranda, he did not design the whole city. He designed most buildings, while Lucio Costa designed the city lay out and landscape.
@@keithmcwilliams7424... Brazilian. To say he was "German" based on his last name would be the same as calling me "Portuguese" based on my name. I have portuguese ancestors but I am a BRAZILIAN. Like Niemeyer.
This is the best foreign video about Brazil in WW2 i've seen, every person interested on the topic should watch. Hugs from Brazil ❤
My father's side of the family came from Germany in the early XX Century, they settled in Santa Catarina south of the country.
My Great-grandfather "Bubi" enlisted into the FEB and became a Intelligence Officer mainly due to the fact he knew both german and english. I have some picutes of him on Italy during the war.
His brother was also an army officer, graduated from the army's engineer institute (IME). While he didn't went to Europe, he did went to the US as part of the negotiations for the steel factory mentioned at 10:50 (Idk details of what he did besides "being part of the negotations"). Later in life he'd be an engineer for the Itaipú Dam, the third largest power dam in the world where he has a plaque on his honour, although in a restricted place within the instalations.
Sharing this part of my family's story is my way to thank you for this phenomenal video! Fantastic quality as always! Thank you.
Seu comentário é muito interessante. O trabalho do CIC é totalmente ignorado. Seu bisavô tinha muitas histórias pra contar.
Brazil helped Italy a lot, and they still recognize this today. Every year they pay tribute to the Brazilian army.
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Thanks for remembering our soldiers that fought bravely in the battlefields of Italy. Your video is one of the few produced outside Brazil about this subject. Thanks again.
Its always awesome to see videos about the brazilians in ww2, my great uncle fought in italy in 1944, thank you for the video
Great video. Stefan, it was a pleasure to be one of your guides here in Fortaleza. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet the pracinha Geraldo Oliveira. Thank you.
Many thanks Monica. It was great meeting you all!
Once again Sir you produce an excellent video lecture. Thank you for your knowledge on the subject of Brazil in WWII.
Many thanks Fred!
As a brazilian, i was never taught about Shindo Renmei. Great Video!
Tem um filme sobre isso, é uma história bem louca...
Yes that japs were crazy
Corações Sujos, or Dirt Hearts
I'm brazilian and Getulio Vargas is the most famous president of brazilian history. Not because of the war. Here this part is a small chapter in our history classes in school. Vargas stablished the minimum wage, doubled it a few years later and made the base of welfare state, such as unemployment insurance, retirement laws, universal healthcare, etc. He killed himself in 1950's to became martyr and to prevent a coup d'etat. He wrote a suicide letter to all brazilians with a famous quote: 'I leave life to enter history!'
He is considered the leader that brought modernization to Brazil. The WW2 is teached here more for us to know where our industrialization started (US land lease), but is also to teach about how uncertain to define Vargas in any political spectrum. He sent brazilian communists and jews to Germany but also held negotiations with the Allies at the same time. Most people define him as someone ambitious that tried to fill the gaps and make any gain possible with any side of the war.
Era um fascista ditador, sua politica centralizadora ate hj incentiva a vagabundagem politica, desde aquela epoca os impostos so aumentam e o estado se tornou gordo e ineficiente
Brazilian here.
I didn't have any ancestors who fought in that war, but my great-grandfather, who was a worker in a factory that made rails and train cars, worked with a man who fought in Monte Castello.
My grandmother once told me that a fireworks manufacturer went to test their new fireworks near the factory. The workers were on their lunch break, and when he heard the fireworks, he started to panic, because the sound was very similar to the sound of machine guns, and he ran and hid under a train car that was suspended between two beams. He was all curled up, with his hands over his ears and crying, and my great-grandfather was the one who managed to get him out.
I never got to meet him, but I hope that the spirit of this great man was able to find peace.
PS: Not for nothing, but the term "The snake will smoke" together with the nickname "Smoking Snakes" sounds really badass!
I am from Recife, and the US not only used the port but also created an airfield there, after the war, the airfield became our very first airport in the city, and it is still used by this day... with renovations and expansions over the years! Great video and keep it up the good work!
@@lucasduro1912 thank you for sharing!
Thank you for telling the story of our participation in World War II.🇧🇷😎🚬🐍
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Parabéns, meu bisavô lutou na Itália somos de Natal, cidade usada como base militar americana na segunda guerra mundial!
Omg, thank you so much for promoting our history.... you sir, are a legend!
Thanks for watching
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It was an instant subribe for sure, the quality of your research is outstanding to say the least. Not only on this excellent piece of work, or because Im Brazilian, everyone should subscribe and learn a little on your work on world history. I am in awe at how unbiased you manage to be leaving politics aside and delivering facts over delusionism. Dude hope you come to Brasilia at some point! It's a great story and it changed history when Juscelino Kubitschek moved the government to the new capital! You can count on me to help you out! I'll definitely get you coffee, lunch, even a beer if you like! Hahaha you got a new fan sir! Looking forward to your future work!
Incredible video. I know about the history of Brazil because i was military for more than 10 years. In Brazil the history just pass. My continence for the veterans! 🇧🇷
Thanks for your reply.
A maioria do nosso povo não conhece e não tem interesse em aprender sobre a nossa história.
Sou de Pomerode, cidade vizinha de Blumenau, de colonização alemã. Meu avô nos falava bastante sobre a persseguição que a população sofreu nessa época para quem falasse alemão. Inclusive hoje ainda fala-se alemão por aqui.
Pomerode teve 7 'Pracinhas' (termo usado para os veteranos da FEB).
Obrigado pela aula!
Thanks for your reply.
Amazing class!! I’m so proud u did a episode about Brazil!! Thanks for sharing our history.
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Meu avô brasileiro foi para a Itália na segunda guerra com as tropas dos americanos. Ele fez parte da força expedicionária brasileira na segunda guerra. Na segunda guerra, as forças brasileiras se juntaram a forças dos EUA nas batalhas. Tenho fotos do meu avô na Itália, na guerra.
Thanks Stef. There is an excellent Brazilian ww2 movie called The Lost Patrol
Thanks for your reply; still have to see that film.
Many thanks for this info, have managed to get a used copy here in the UK. Look forward to watching it. Wish it was as easy and as low cost to get books on the subject.😞😞 Thank goodness for Stefan’s excellent video.
In UK its available free on youtube
Original title "A Estrada 47".
@@HistoryHustle I recommend the book Caçando Espiões, by the agent Geraldo Batista de Araújo. It's about the Contra-Informação de Combate (CIC), the section of intelligence and counter-intelligence.
As a Brazilian I feel like if you have an absolute view in Vargas, that’s saying, if you think he’s of all good or of all bad you are politically biased. He’s was a very contradictory character. He did abuse power, he did flirt with fascism, but at the same time he helped modernize Brazil, he started our industrialization, he modernized government institutions and he gave the people voice and better conditions in what was a very elitist country until he came to power. He had a lot of flaws, he was a dictator and did all the stuff dictators usually do. But you can’t ignore the good things he’s done and his big role in modernizing Brazil.
I think most brazilians agree with you. He was far from perfect and lived in an era when fascism was in the rise (as now), yet was a real statesman and loved and brought our country to the 20th century.
Hitler fez tudo isso que o Vargas fez, na Alemanha, e muito mais... Mas não vejo nenhum alemão dizendo que ele foi um "estadista" que teve um grande papel na modernização da Alemanha... Claro, Getúlio Vargas matou muito mais comunistas e socialistas do que a Ditadura Militar de 64, inclusive deportou alguns deles para a Alemanha Nazista(como a comunista alemã Olga Benário), mas todo esquerdista adora exaltar a figura dele, como "o melhor Presidente da História do Brasil", como um "grande estadista", etc... Getúlio Vargas teve a sua importância na História do Brasil em relação ao desenvolvimento e industrialização do País, mas está longe de ter sido um "grande líder"... Ele desvalorizou as Forças Armadas e os veteranos brasileiros da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Não á toa, foi derrubado por um golpe de Estado em Outubro de 1945, por forças políticas civis e militares, e substituído por um dos Comandantes das Forças Armadas Brasileiras durante a Guerra, o Marechal Eurico Gaspar Dutra, que serviu como Ministro da Guerra durante a Ditadura de Getúlio Vargas...
Dictators end dead in a hole in their countries or in a confortable neighborhood in europe after removed from Power. They never return to Power wining elections. Vargas was not a dictator, He was a founding father, and his actions were legitmized by peoples vote.
Tu tá dando tua opnião. Vargas ajudou a modernizar só se foi meus bago. Ele era um homem pequeno, rasteiro. Homens como Matarazzo, Mauá e Farqua realmente ajudaram o BR a sair das trevas. Espero que o ditadorzinho esteja fervendo no inferno, e espero que o atual presidento o encontre logo.
I must congratulate you on the pronunciation of names in Brazilian Portuguese.
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Thank you for the video. The beginning of the Brazilian air force is also interesting.
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Great job! Brazillians appreciate this, thanks
Obrigado 🇧🇷👍
My uncle was a rubber soldier, he is 103 yo today.
Great video though. Appreciate your effort and research for this topic.
@@eliomarlacerda6943 incredible to read. What did he tell you about his experiences?
Can I interview your grandfather?
After this video I will follow all your videos,thanks🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
I appreciate your history lessons that cover many areas especially WWII that were basically never covered in my school in the 1960’s.
Thanks for your reply. Can I ask: how were history classes in the 1960s? WW2 was just a fee decades passed back then.
I went to school in Russia between the 70s and 80s. We also didn't talk much about the Second World War, but I believe there were still open wounds to talk about. Many people who had suffered in that terrible conflict were still alive and many were tormented by the traumas of the past. I believe the same happened in the USA.
Reportagem maravilhosa, meu nobre.
"Amazing report, noble one."
I dare say your content is far better than what we see being currently taught on our very brazilian schools.
Great stuff, cheers!
The US seems to be able to get nearly all Latin American countries on her side during WW2, with the exception of Argentina. Some diplomatic success which would not be repeated.
Os US iriam invadir o Brasil caso o Brasil não apóia-se.
Hoje o Brasil nunca ficaria do lado dos US
Unsurprisingly the Fascists are back in charge in Argentina…
Brazil had already patrolled the South Atlantic during WW1 as well. And I imagine the Brazilian Navy was relatively better at that time because, it's hard to imagine this today, but the Brazilian ship Minas Geraes was the world's best battleship when it was launched in 1908.
I don't think it was ever in question that Brazil would join the Allies. It was just a matter of it being beneficial for both sides for Brazil to hold on to the German market while it found new markets for its products.
I don't know in detail about the other countries, but if it was anything like it was for Brazil, investment in exchange for supplies and installing a base, then its a straight forward deal. As oposed to the whole toppling goverments to replace with a dictatorship that came latter. The US and USSR playing dictator pokemon all over the world.
That diplomatic policy was known as Good Neighbor Policy. It lasted from 1941-1946.
Finally someone is talking about it!! Those soldier conquer some important spots that truly make impact. People must know!! Thank you.
Dude ! You put a lot of effort in this, I'm looking forward to exploring your channel.
Great, welcome to the channel.
thaaaaanks, I love your channel and I am brazilian, been waiting for this moment!
Obrigado!
Obrigado por mencionar o Brasil é uma justa homenagem
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Um dos melhores documentários que eu assisti, parabéns pelo conteúdo fiel a história, obrigado por mostrar um pouco da nossa rica história e de nossos bravos guerreiros 🇧🇷🐍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for watching.
Very interesting mate!
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Great to know that I'm not the only one talking about this very important moment in the History of Rio and of Brazil, both as the granddaughter of Sargent Julio Andermann, who was also with the Brazilian Expedition Force in WW2, and as a Tour Guide, I was astounded to discover that practically no one knew of Brazil's participation in the war and some even thought that we were "fighting for both sides" . I hope you got to visit the inside of the Monument, especially the Mausoleum. One correction in regards to which side we were on though: We were never neutral. Getúlio Vargas at first sided with Mussolini and then in 1942 we switched sides and sided with Roosevelt and the allied forces, forming the good neighbours policy.
Informative and fascinating as always! Thank you.
Many thanks 👍
🇧🇷 I waited so much for this video about my country, meu amigo Stefan... I watched it very carefully, and you were superb and coherent about the theme. 4:05 I have nothing to criticize, but retribute with at least a coffe for your amazing channel, wich I follow for so many years.
1. 4:30 I am one of the proudly offspring of this german inmigrants. I have been informed by my grandparents, that they thrived well, despite the state repression during the war time.
Ivoti, back then, was mostly populated by germans, that lived peacefully, away from the nazi and comunist plague. 🏳
I was born in 1982, and I remember with nostalgia the Hunsrückisch chats with my relatives, and the Hochdeutsch lessons from Grundshule.
2. 23:30 As a libertarian, the only good mention I have about Vargas is that he chose the right side of the war, embracing US and the free world. 🗽
Obrigado, Stefan! ヽ(͡◕ ͜ʖ ͡◕)ﾉ 🍀 🇧🇷
Conhece o Alta linguagem?
@@afonsodealbuquerque1879 Hi! By Hochdeutsch I mean the grammatical german language, to differentiate from the regional dialect.
Hi Marcos, many MANY thanks for your donation and replies. Too bad we did not meet, but if I am ever in Brazil again I'd love to meet up.
@@HistoryHustle I would be happy if you find some historic topic for a video in Kehl town, on the border of France, just in front of Straßburg (joke on me, dear french patriotic subscribers)🏳
So cool to know a little bit more about my own country! We can see that you've put a lot of effort into your research
Thanks for doc, my grandfather and uncle grandfather, fight in ww2 FEB. GREAT VIDEO🎉😊
Always interesting Stefan. Cheers from Tennessee
There is a Brazilian WWII era song about Tennessee, it is called "Chattanooga Cho-cho" by Carmen Miranda.
@@Gustavogukpa I'm afraid it's not Brazilian. It was written by Mack Gordon, lyrics by Harry Warren and first prefomed in 1941 by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. Carmen Miranda also did the song in 1942. It's completely American, but real popular during WWII. Cheers
@@Hillbilly001 what I mean is that the Brazilian version of this song exploded here during WWII and it is tied to Brazilian WWII zeitgeist.
So much that Carmen Miranda says "Ham and eggs" in the Portuguese version instead of translating it, so "ham in eggs" here is also known as "remenegue" that is how a Brazilian Portuguese speaker understands "ham and eggs". This song is mega influential.
@@Gustavogukpa Oh yeah. I understand. The song was extremely popular during the war. She wasn't the only one to record it either. Cheers
Nice to see an episode from my country, Brazil. Thanks
Great video, and very well researched. I was happy to see it in my hometown, Recife.
Even happier to see him with veteran heroes of our country, my grandfather was one of those veterans. Where I live there was also another veteran, he often talked about the war and what he saw there.
Regarding Vargas, the popular memory of him is generally positive, especially among those who experienced his period in power. Today, however, his figure generates a lot of controversy, mainly due to the fact that he was a dictator and arrested political opponents, etc.
Personally, I think that the view of him should be as "neutral" as possible, because he is responsible for modern Brazil as we know it, for the struggle of workers and their labor rights, and the second war was not up to the task to make the right decision, even though it was clearly not his favorite decision.
Thank you very much, that is an excellent presentation that even made me emotional given your attention to details (you finally had me at the "rubber soldiers", few people abroad or even in Brazil knows about them). I'm brazilian and I'm fascinated by world war 2, I've just recently found out about your channel and fortunately you just posted this video. Regarding your question about Vargas, at least from where I come (Brazil is a big country, so don't take this as the view of all people here), Vargas is viewed mostly as a dictator with fascist ideals. Thanks again for your work (the sources listed in the description is a must and you checked this box too!).
Vargas is actually called "pai dos pobres" (the father of the poor). He has managed to become a model for both the left and the right. Emerging from almost 40 years of the Old Republic, which is also known as the Oligarchic Republic or the Coffee and Milk Republic, due to the dominance of coffee producers from São Paulo and milk producers from Minas Gerais, the gains in workers' rights, especially highlighted by the CLT (Consolidação das Leis Trabalhistas, or Consolidation of Labor Laws), and the nationalist drive for Brazilian industrialization and unity are what set the goals that every Brazilian politician aspires to achieve.
Of course, there is a lot of criticism directed at him, I particularly don't like him very much, but that is the general sentiment regarding him.
Getulio was an iconic character indeed. Unfortunately his ‘Workers’ Rights’ were the garantee of Brazil being a third world country forever. A country where its people flee to countries with less ‘workers’ rights’.
@@falar_portugues fala merda não amigo
@@falar_portugues It's a history channel, not a "private opinion" one.
@@CharlieRodeghiero Actually I’ve just exposed some historical facts.
@@CharlieRodeghiero Even though I could speak about anything in here as we are not in the Chinese social media and censorship in RUclips is not that hard yet.
There is a veteran living in my city. He is over 100 years old and still sharp as a blade. He knows everything about current political situation in Brazil and the world.
Very interesting!
Parabéns! Por mostrar a história, muito informativo.
Obrigado 🇧🇷👍
Great video! I really enjoyed the way you explained everything. By the way, did you know that the metal band Sabaton has a song dedicated to the Brazilian campaign in World War II? It's called "Smoking Snakes," or "Cobras Fumantes," in honor of the Brazilian soldiers who fought in Italy. Thought that was a cool fact to share! Keep up the awesome work!
Yup, RUclips has this song, although is kind of hard to distinguish what is being sung. However, I was able to read the lyrics and "cobras fumantes" is there, in Portuguese.
Another wonderful historical coverage episode shared by an amazing ( history Hustle) channel.. introduced by 🙏 ( Sir Stefan),thanks for sharing this magnificent episode about Brazil attitude in WW2.
This is the best video about Brasil in WW2, and one of the best about Brasil in general, thank you. Loved that you included the veterans.
Thanks guy for coming to the Americas ! Thanks for your interesting and very insightful program !
Many thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great video !! My grandfather was a flight engineer of Brazilian Air Force during WW2.
Thanks for watching 🇧🇷👍
Thanks!
Obrigado 🇧🇷👍
Muito obrigado, muito simpático teu vídeo.
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good video . info was amazing
Glad you liked it, cheers.
Qualidade do conteúdo é muito bom, parabéns e muito obrigado pelo seu trabalho, o trabalho final ficou incrível!..
Obrigado 👍🇧🇷
Really nice video!
Today Vargas still have a divided image among brazilians, but both sides have admiration for his government's diplomatic capacity throughout the war. But this debate occurs more among academic people here. I remember when I was young, elders always spoke well and with a tender voice about him, I believe the reason is that his government was responsible for the creation of the minimum wage and the labour laws. After his death, streets in the capital were taken by citizens showing their grief.
Thanks for this historic documentary about Brazilian participation in WWII.
Actually, your pronouciation was pretty good! Kudos, great content. Thank you.
Obrigado!
Obrigado. Coneci melhor uma parte importante da História do Brézil. thanks
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Congratulations for the wonderful video!
Thanks for watching.
Greetings on the show. Very nice! About Vargas, his role in tge WWII is seldom remembered. He is remembered either as the founder of Brazilian laborism (in the style of Mussolini) or as a repressive dictator. So he is either loved or hated but not for his role in WWII.
Amazing video! Thanks a lot!!
There ia a documentary film about the p47 brazilian squadrons in Italy you will love to see, btw.
ruclips.net/video/5DTROkLVpM4/видео.htmlsi=aw5Ej3WFB5NVOk_S
Dear Stefan, I didn't know your Channel, but after watching this video, I quickly realized that you do excellent quality work and so I just subscribed.
I would like to address some points that I believe are useful in the topic discussed:
- What greatly increased trade between the 2 countries was a German system that allowed commercial exchanges without involving traditional currencies such as dollars or pounds, creating credits that were exchanged in the import/export relationship. Germany thus became Brazil's main partner before the war.
- Brazil under license manufactured Focke-Wulf FW-44 Stieglitz (single engine for training) and FW-58 Weihe (twin engine aircraft which ironically would later be used to search for U-boats). It was also planned to assemble the advanced four-engine FW-200 Condor (the civil version was already used in the country by the company Sindicato Condor, later renamed Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul, founded by Germans - being the first four-engine to be operated by a company South American airline), but this did not happen due to the conflict.
- Although the Brazilian fighter group in Italy was small numerically, the number of targets destroyed/Brazilian aircraft was much greater than that of American units in that theater, remembering that ground attack missions were considered the most dangerous by the pilots, even more facing experienced Flak operators, like those in the region.
Finally, I would recommend 2 documentaries:
- "LIBERATORI" - The FEB seen by the Italians (full film): ruclips.net/video/osMO9d77ZtI/видео.html
- Senta A Pua! (in Portuguese, with English subtitles: ruclips.net/video/5DTROkLVpM4/видео.html) - the History of the Brazilian hunting group in Italy
Thanks for your reply. Welcome to the channel.
Nice video, friend. Getúlio is an ambiguous figure to this day. It is difficult to define him as a hero or dictator
Thanks for watching.
Brasilian here,
Vargas is a complex character, his history in power is interesting, like you said in the video he was elected before the 1932 Revolution, but then ruled the country until 1945 (we call this period the Vargas Era), and in it we all agree he was a dictator. He would than be elected again in 1951 and, in Ausgust 1954, after a hedious crime with political implications to a journalist, the military pressure him to resign, but he decided to put matters into his on hands and took his life, an act that can be debated it delayed the Military Coup in 10 years
id say hes mostly well regarded here in Brasil but with some caveats, since he was in fact a dictator for most of his time in power, but well regarded nonetheless
muito obrigado pelo excelente trabalho em seu video, a cobra vai fumar , fico muito orgulhoso de ser seu inscrito, abraço de embu das artes, são paulo , Brasil.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent report! As usual.
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Parabéns pelo excelente trabalho.
Obrigado 🇧🇷👍
About Vargas, it really depends on who you ask. But at least personally, I mostly remember him for his worker reforms.
Obrigada!
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Nice video. Good to see a toughfull video about my country's role. To answer your question about Vargas. He's seen as a mixed figure, he's associated with the Estado Novo, persecutions, killings, and many other abuses, but also as the main figure for introducing the Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (Consolidation of Work Laws) and granted many new rights that became the base for our modern worker rights, also for being of the first to kickstart the effort in growing our national industry. He's seen most favourably by the older generations of brazilians.
I loved your video, mate! Thanks for sharing a bit of our history during the second world war. Also just wanted to add the sinking of the U-199, which was the first attack Brazil did against the germans, such a small moment in ginormous war, but it means a lot.
Ótimo vídeo. As a Brazilian, it was great to revisit my history. With time I forgot few details.
Thank you for this video!
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Excelent video. Greetings from Recife!
Cheers! Great city.
In my view Getulio Vargas was the one best presidents Brazil ever had. ! Great and accurate video. !
Thanks for your reply 🇧🇷
Brazilian Navy was also heavily involved. In scorting merchant convoys in South Atlantic and Caribbean, and troop transports to Europe.
My father was a midshipman, all classes were suspended, and the students embarked in scorting and coastal defense missions, only returning to classes after the end of the war.
Three brazilian warships were sunk during the war. And, a quite unknown fact, a brazilian officer was lost in the Caribbean, while training in a US submarine. Total brazilian losses in the war were 491 saolors and officers.
33 brazilian merchant ships were sunk, with thw loss of 480 sailors and 502 passengers.
Nem todos os 33 mercantes afundaram, pelo que me lembro.
Nice vídeo. Its sad how forgotten Brazil is of WW2. Very important in the fight of monte castelo
Thanks for watching.
Não esqueceu nem de mencionar a Equidistância Pragmática utilizada durante o regime Vargas, brabo!
Aula de Política Externa e História, uma delícia!
This is the most well researched video on this topic I have ever seen. All I can say is: bravo👏👏👏
Im brazillian,and i just wanted to say real quick that,imo,the vargas estado novo and him werent really fascist,they just had fascist characteristics. I dont think he wouldve gone out of neutrality if he shared beliefs with hitler and mussolini.
My grandmother (years old) remembers fondly of Vargas and my grandmother was in the brazilian merchant marine during the war and lost several friends due to U-boat activities. To this day she gets a pension from the brazilian navy due to the participation of my grandfather during the war. She told me that when the declaration of war was announced in the radio she was doing the dishes and dropped one because she believed Germany would invade brazil.
This was a very interesting episode, Stefan. I was aware of Brazilian infantry participation in Europe during WW2, but was not aware that the Brazilian air force also participated, nor did I know that the FEB accepted a German surrender. I also was not aware of what some Japanese Brazilians did when Japan surrendered. This was a very well done episode. I appreciate your effort and the detailed nature of the episode.
Next, if you haven't already done so, you should do an episode on Mexican participation in the Pacific Theater.
Wow, great video. Congrats
Thanks for watching!
Parabéns pelo vídeo, bem esclarecedor para os norte-americanos.
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Excellent work. BZ.
On the last day of the Rio Conference Brazil severed relations with the Axis, hence on March 3, 1942 the US signed what was to be the most comprehensive assistance program the country had ever undertaken in Latin America.