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The Rise and Fall of the Brazilian American Military Alliance, 1942-1977

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AutorFrank McCann
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2016v22n34p13
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRAZILIAN-
AMERICAN MILITARY ALLIANCE, 1942-1977
A ASCENSÃO E A QUEDA DA ALIANÇA MILITAR
BRASILEIRA-AMERICANA, 1942-1977
Frank D. McCann*
Abstract: The article examines how the military alliance took shape in the early
years of World War II, how the Brazilian Expeditionary Force became symbolic
     
Brazilian leaders promised more than they could deliver. The post war era saw
 
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Keywords: American and Brazilian armies; Brazilian Expeditionary Force;

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    
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Introduction to Brazilian-American Relations
Brazil and the United States were military allies from 1942 to 1977.

and policies than American ones. The relationship was an important element
in Brazil’s modernization and the development of its armed forces. As an
    

a defensive alliance with the northern republic. The Americans said no. That
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ve response set a undercurrent that persisted over time.
There were crucial exceptions to the tendency of the American
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    


1 The
th a national holiday. The
relationship over the next decades has been labeled “an unwritten alliance.”2

     
 
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    
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Revista Esboços, Florianópolis, v. 22, n. 34, p. 13-60, jul. 2016.
Between the World Wars

 
 


    
        
care, and aviation. American aircraft and weapons producers were more
    
       4 The idea of
    
     
     

      
            5 This
   

as Germanophiles.
         
    
           
         
     
Brazil’s best customer, but noted that “we buy relatively little from them.”
They understood that unless Brazil developed its military power it could
    
           
confederation of the north.”
      
believed that they had to depend on their own wits and resources and that they


6
World War II Alliance with the United States




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