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The ambassadors of the hinterlands
Brasília being built (1959): a metaphor for the split between Brazil’s modernity and reality In 1956, when president Juscelino Kubitschek released his Target Plan, designed to modernize Brazil,...
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When external issues increasingly become internal
“The Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) only gives votes to (or takes votes away from) Burundi, in Africa,” Ulysses Guimarães used to say about the influence of foreign policy on the behavior of...
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Partnerships with the United Kingdom
FAPESP has signed scientific cooperation agreements with three UK institutions : the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), Bangor University (Wales) and the Institute of Education of the University of...
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Dance of the wheelchairs at the United Nations
Bertha Lutz signs on behalf of Brazil in San Francisco Conference The star of the meeting, Rui Barbosa, confessed his disappointment with the course of events at the Conference of The Hague in 1907,...
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Lafer receives the title of professor emeritus
Celso Lafer, the chairman of FAPESP, was awarded the title of professor emeritus of the International Relations Institute (IRI) of the University of São Paulo (USP), at a ceremony held on August 15....
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The onset of remembering
Protest march demanding amnesty in São Paulo, in 1979… Brazil has a unique history when it comes to dealing with the human rights violations that occurred during the military government, from 1964...
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High-level partnerships
Andreas Trepte, head of the Max Planck Society office in Latin America: “There is great potential for collaboration between Brazil and Germany.” For the first time, Germany will host FAPESP Week, a...
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British Archives and the Coup of 1964
Documents from the U.S. National Archives show an exchange of information between British and Americans as to military intervention in Brazil Access to official documents from the United Kingdom has...
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Overcoming barriers
The Great Wall: researchers from Brazil and China seek to begin collaborations that will reduce the effect of the 20,000 kilometers and the linguistic differences that separate them in Beijing...
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Cooperation at risk
Russian Mikhail Tyurin (left), Japanese Koichi Wakata and American Rick Mastracchio, astronauts on the International Space Station The annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia has roiled that...
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Lafer Receives Honorary Degree
Celso Lafer (center), at the University of Haifa: honored along with seven other individuals FAPESP President Celso Lafer received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Haifa at a...
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For a More Effective Agenda
When liberalism sprung a leak in South America and center-left leaders took power in various countries, the “perception of risk” began to guide US policies in the region. In the case of Brazil, this...
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An alliance without progress
Kissinger visiting Brazil: doing everything to attract diplomats A recent speech by President Lula caused a lot of controversy. Lula said: “I called and said, ‘Bush, here’s the problem: we spent 26...
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“Mamma” Africa cannot be a single mother
Brazil, which is home to the second largest black population on the planet, had for a very long time treated “mamma” Africa as its own version of the song by Chico César of the same name: “She comes...
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The day on which Brazil said “no” to the United States
Celebration of the abolition of slavery in Washington, 1866 Washington, December, 1862: in the middle of a Civil War that was costly in terms of lives and money, and in which the Government was...
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The permanence of the permanent seat
For many, it may sound like the same old story. Just a few days ago, President Lula, in his visit to China, once again advocated a UN reform and the democratization of its Security Council, which...
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The Empire of innovation
Formal room in the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro There is nothing more modern and up-to-date than the discussion on technological innovation and R&D as a means of diminishing Brazil’s...
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The results of Nagoya
A most unexpected event occurred in the Japanese city of Nagoya on October 29. Delegations from 193 countries that were participating in the UN’s 10th Conference of Parties on the Convention on...
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Multilateral arm wrestling
In Cancun, Mexico, the afternoon of Friday, December 10 had a listless air about it. It was the last day of the sixteenth Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, also referred to as COP-16. The...
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The undesirables
Navio de emigrantes (Emigrant ship), by Lasar Segall (1939/41), oil with sand on canvas, 230 x 275 cm When the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations opened its Historical Archives to the public...
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Brazil’s Position in the World
The Ministry of External Relations Building in Brasília “Diplomacy exists to defend the State, not just a government,” says Ambassador Fernando de Mello Barreto. “Hence the perenniality of...
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