Brazil's Rise Timeline

May 17 2013
Brazil's Geographic Challenge
Apr 22 2013
Brazil's Commodity Challenge
Brazil's Commodity Challenge
Production of commodities, such as iron ore and soybeans, has outgrown Brazil's transportation infrastructure over the past two decades.
Apr 22 2013
Tackling Brazil's Infrastructure Challenge
Efforts to link Brazil's interior with the coast will not solve all of its transportation problems.
Mar 26 2013
Challenging the International Economic System
A proposed multilateral BRICS bank could indicate that the global financial order has outgrown the European age.
Jan 17 2013
Brazil Considers a Shift in Transportation Fuels
Brazil Considers a Shift in Transportation Fuels
The government hopes an increased focus on ethanol will ease growing demand for gasoline.
Dec 12 2012
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan
Evolving Latin America
As Latin America becomes more important in economic terms to the United States, the United States becomes relatively less important to Latin America.
Nov 29 2012
Latin America's Economic Divide
Oct 25 2012
Colombia: A Rocky Start to Rebel Peace Talks
Colombia: A Rocky Start to Rebel Peace Talks
Amid high demands and continued rebel attacks, Colombia has been courting Brazil to join the negotiations.
Sep 21 2012
The Limits of a Brazilian-Mexican Partnership
The two rising Latin American powers will remain natural competitors.
Sep 04 2012
Brazil: China's State Grid Corp. To Invest $5 Billion
China's State Grid Corp. plans to invest $5 billion in Brazil's power sector by 2015, chair of the corporation's Brazilian subsidiary Cai Hongxian said Sept. 4, Macauhub reported.
Aug 27 2012
Demographic Trends in South America
Numerous factors contribute to falling birthrates in South America.
Aug 27 2012
South America's Demographic Future
South America's Demographic Future
By mid-century, South America will experience the demographic challenges that Europe and Northeast Asia currently face.

Overview

The largest economy in Latin America, Brazil is a geographically complex country with a strong and growing influence in South America. Brazil faces many institutional and geographic challenges as it develops into a regional and someday global power.

Key Analysis

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