The history of today’s Brazil. A historical contextualization of national identity, foreign policy and state behaviour

Socio-cultural, historical and geo-political peculiarities are crucial to understanding state behaviour and vital for successful regional integration. To evaluate this claim within the context of Brazil’s protagonism of Mercosul and its pro-South America regionalism, are view of international relations(I.R.)theories on the determinants of state behaviour first creates the basis for discussion.