To solve the labour shortage, the Brazilian elite decided to attract European immigrants to work in the coffee plantations.

Backed by the power of his press conglomerate, Chateaubriand used to pressure Brazilian political and economical elite to help him in his "public campaigns".

It won't be the Brazilian elite that makes me bow my head.

Fortaleza had to beat Avaí by two goals in the last game of the season in order to be promoted to the Brazilian elite.

As the Brazilian elites perceived the oncoming abolition of slavery as a problem, various alternatives were discussed.

While political and military developments in Europe helped lead to Brazilian independence, it was also partially a result of the Brazilian elites.

The problem is that the Brazilian elites don't see the poor.

Beginning in the 1950s, Brazilian elites sought to reinvent Brazil's economy through Import Substitution Industrialization.

This provoked an increasing number of criticisms against the author, who was persecuted by the Brazilian elite for his non-classical style.