WORLD WAR 2 HAD GREAT IMPACT ON BRAZIL. THE WAR EFFORT IMPROVED ITS PORT FACILITIES, LEFT IT WITH NEW AIRPORTS FROM BELEM TO RIO DE JANEIRO, AS WELL AS REFURBISHING RAILROADS, STIMULATING MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE AND MINING, AND A BURGEONING STEEL COMPLEX. ITS ARMY, AIR FORCE AND NAVY HAD GAINED..