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Concrete Inferno details the 1964 coup that ousted President João Goulart of Brazil, leaving a brutal military dictatorship in power. It explores what drove the military coup, the subsequent rise of the armed Left, and the rise and fall of the insurgency, providing a complete and evenhanded portrait of the conflict.

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Concrete Inferno is a gripping narration of the violence that besieged Brazil for nearly two decades. Vardy's use of vivid first-hand accounts throughout the book portray a detailed depiction of the insurgent conflict.--Seamus Hughes, George Washington University

Concrete Inferno is a fascinating study of the leftist terrorism campaign in Brazil and the military regime's successful, but brutal, efforts to squash it. Drawing on an impressive range of original sources, C. William Vardy sheds light on this neglected and dark chapter in Brazil's history and helps us understand why Brazilian terrorists lost popular support and ultimately failed.--Daniel Byman, Brookings Institution Concrete Inferno is a gripping narration of the violence that besieged Brazil for nearly two decades. Vardy's use of vivid first-hand accounts throughout the book portray a detailed depiction of the insurgent conflict.--Seamus Hughes, George Washington University

Concrete Inferno is a fascinating study of the leftist terrorism campaign in Brazil and the military regime's successful, but brutal, efforts to quash it. Drawing on an impressive range of original sources, C. William Vardy sheds light on this dark and often-neglected chapter in Brazil's history and helps us understand why Brazilian terrorists lost popular support and ultimately failed.--Daniel Byman, Brookings Institution Concrete Inferno is a gripping narration of the violence that besieged Brazil for nearly two decades. Vardy's use of vivid firsthand accounts throughout the book portray a detailed depiction of the insurgent conflict.--Seamus Hughes, George Washington University

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Cooper Vardy received his master’s in security studies with a concentration in terrorism and substate violence from Georgetown University in 2022.

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