Scholarly consensus regarding Brazil's Lula government characterizes its economic policy as surprisingly conservative …, despite the critical role of trade in Brazil's recent economic growth. We argue that two key factors have lowered the costs of …

Recounts Brazil's evolution from remote Portuguese colony, through economic crises that led to more prudent monetary …

We document key features of the deepening economic relationship between Brazil and China. This is evident from sharply … international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade between Brazil and China surging after 2001 and China is now Brazil …'s largest export market while Brazil's export share to the US has halved. The number of bilateral cooperation agreements between …