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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.
“Is Brazil Afraid of the World could not come at a more favorable moment. After four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s government, when Brazil became almost a pariah in international affairs on account of its destructive policy in the Amazon rain forest, the country is back again to the world scene. In rapid succession, Brazil will host the G-20 summit next year and the BRICS summit. The new administration has also offered the Amazonian city of Belém as the venue for the climate negotiations of COP-30 in 2025. In the book, Roberto Teixeira da Costa has proposed a remarkable analysis of Brazil’s current challenges and prospects. He offers the authorities and the readers a realistic and feasible road map for a strategy of opening and integration of the country in the world economy with credible potential benefits for Brazilian development and for the advancement of the environmental goals of the international community.” — Rubens Ricupero, in-charge of the José Bonifácio Chair at the University of São Paulo.
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