What name describes the First Republic's pattern in which SĂŁo Paulo and Minas Gerais dominated the presidency?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Coffee with milk politics [polĂtica do cafĂ© com leite]
- Step 1: SĂŁo Paulo grew coffee and Minas Gerais had dairy farms and many voters. Step 2. Their oligarchies alternated in the presidency until 1930. Answer: coffee with milk politics. Why not the others: The other names do not describe that alternation.
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