Is Brazil Afraid of the World?

Discussing Brazilian Foreign Affairs and Challenges

By (author) Roberto Teixeira da Costa

Publication date:

16 May 2023

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781839987472

What do you think when someone mentions “Brazil”? Probably the first ideas that come to your mind are samba and football. Maybe you think of Pelé, Neymar, Ayrton Senna and Giselle Bundchen. Maybe you think of the rainforest and Rio. But have you ever thought Brazil to be a country afraid of becoming more international? Written by a Brazilian expert in foreign affairs, this book describes Brazilian position in the international scenario and presents an authentic and provocative point of view on the Brazilian international relations. You will read a little about football and samba, but you will also be presented to a comprehensive set of themes, such as the impact of COVID-19, regional agreements, bilateral relations, finances and migration.

Introduction; Foreword; Presentation; Part 1. Diagnostics; Part 2. Why Have Fear?; Part 3. Borderless Investments; Part 4. Matter of Looking; Part 5. The Multiple Faces Of Internationalization; Part 6. In A World In Transition, How Will Geopolitics Affect Brazil?; Afterword—Post-Pandemic: What Is in Store?; The War in Ukraine and a Devastated World; Photographs; About the Author; Index

Teixeira da Costa doesn’t blame foreign bullies for blocking Brazil. Instead, he quotes former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso: “Nothing makes Brazilians happier than isolation.” Part diagnosis, part prescription, Teixeira da Costa’s book may serve as a primer for those who wonder why a continent-size nation of 215 million is often marked down as absent during important international roll calls. For Brazilians, it poses a series of Socratic questions designed to fuel debate —Global Finance.