Kubitschek, the Cuban revolution and the East-West competition, 1959-1961

Brazil and the making of the Latin America’s Cold War

Authors

  • Carlos Dominguez Avila Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2022v10n1p94-116

Keywords:

Brazil, Cuba, United States, Foreign Policy Analysis, Global History of the Cold War

Abstract

The paper examines the diplomatic documents about the Brazilian foreign policy under the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira’s administration face the Cuban revolution. The documentation was consulted in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The diplomatic sources offer new insights about actions, perceptions, and interpretations of Brazilian policy makers on Cuban, hemispheric and global affairs.

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Author Biography

Carlos Dominguez Avila, Universidade de Brasília

Doutor, Universidade de Brasília (UnB). E-mail: carlos.dominguez.avila@gmail.com.

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Published

2022-07-16

How to Cite

Avila, C. D. . (2022). Kubitschek, the Cuban revolution and the East-West competition, 1959-1961: Brazil and the making of the Latin America’s Cold War. Estudos Internacionais: International Relations Journal of PUC Minas, 10(1), 94–116. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2022v10n1p94-116