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- Title
Almeida, Identity of spirit, difference of purpose: relations between Portugal and Brazil (1974-1985).
- Authors
de Almeida CARVALHO, Thiago Severiano Paiva
- Abstract
From 1974 to 1985, the Luso-Brazilian relationship was characterized by the differentiation of objectives and strategies adopted by both countries and, at the same time, by their efforts to upgrade the bilateral dialogue. These political dynamics reveals a relationship marked by a paradox, exemplified by an effusive rhetoric about the Luso-Brazilian relations mostly as empty of substance. This evasive discourse evoking a special relation between Lisbon and Brasilia, apparently devoid of content, conferred certain centrality to a diplomatic relation while it could not be deepened or reshaped. The disconnection between the interests of both States became perceptible over the 60s and has intensified as the colonial question was approaching its end. During the time period analysed, the Carnation Revolution, the decolonization process and the transition to democracy contributed to clarify the significances the Luso-Brazilian relationship could have for both countries. The effort to reassess bilateral ties happened concomitantly with a debate on the international and national identity of both countries, which was deeply influenced by the effects of the Cold War on the global peripheries and by the post-colonial reality. The Lusophone Africa became omnipresent in the Luso- Brazilian diplomatic agenda, although with different connotations in Lisbon and Brasilia. Portugal, Brazil and the new Lusophone States have gradually established a relationship that influenced not only the Luso-Brazilian ties but also how the whole Lusophone space would be framed over the next years.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; PORTUGUESE-speaking Africa; BRAZILIAN foreign relations; INTERNATIONAL relations
- Publication
E-Journal of Portuguese History, 2019, Vol 17, Issue 2, p364
- ISSN
1645-6432
- Publication type
Abstract