The aim of the article is to evaluate some historical roots of the concept of autonomy in Brazil's foreign policy. It is argued that Brazil's historical experience of autonomy was particularly different when compared with Latin America during the two centuries of State formation. Facts, documents and historiography were submitted to this central argument in the article. The background of this discussion is the celebration of the 200 years of independency in Latin America, but the article is focused on Brazilian peculiarity.
Autonomy; International Insertation; Brazil's Foreign Policy; Helio Jaguaribe; Amado Cervo