Mozambique, Brazil is here

An investigation into Brazilian business in Africa. To write this book, journalist Amanda Rossi traveled thousands of kilometers across Mozambique's land and skies during a seven-month stay in the country between 2010 and 2013. The result is an in-depth report on trade and diplomatic relations between Brazil and Mozambique, a deep dive into the archives of this relationship. The local color and flavor of Mozambican culture are glimpsed, while previously unpublished information about diplomatic correspondence between Brasília and Maputo is uncovered. Statistics on Brazilian investments in Mozambique gain meaning when contextualized through a thorough examination of official documentation and dozens of interviews with the protagonists of this story. Through accounts of the Mozambican-Brazilian partnership, we learn how and why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Planalto Palace spent so much effort, money, and presidential flights to Africa, a continent that had never been a priority for Brasília's leaders. And what was the ultimate goal of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's African agenda?