Abstract

The literature has given increasing attention to the role played by Brazilian transnational companies in its international insertion. In this context, special attention has been given to Brazilian private activities in Africa and, in particular, in Angola. Some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are understood as potential markets for investments, especially given the similarities of the challenges for development and expertise of some of the Brazilian firms in sectors as agriculture, mining and civil construction. The objective of this paper is to try to capture possible relations between Brazil-Angola bilateral relations over the international operations of Brazilian firms. Our argument is that the business environment to investments has been favoured by a simultaneous international political alignment, as a consequence of the changes in the Brazilian foreign policy orientation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-259
Number of pages25
JournalBrazilian Journal of Strategy and International Relations
Volume5
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Angola
  • Brazil
  • Foreign direct investments
  • International political alignment
  • South- south cooperation

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