: 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 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 : Vargas expertly played the Axis and Allied
: Skeptics claimed it was more likely for a "snake to smoke a pipe" than for Brazil to send troops to fight. he secured massive trade concessions