Gian Luca Gardini is Professor of International Relations and Chair of International Business and Society Relations, with a particular focus on Latin America, at Friedrich Alexander University in Nuremberg, Germany. Among his books are Latin America in the 21st Century and Latin American Foreign Policies between Ideology and Pragmatism. Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida is Senior Researcher at Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP) and a former Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her main areas of research are public policy, public opinion and foreign policy. She is currently member of the World Bank Chief Economist´s Council of Eminent Persons.

• Introduction; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Tavares de Almeida1. Brazil: The State of the Art of its Rise and Power Projection; Gian Luca Gardini2. Within the Region, Beyond the Region: The Role of Brazil According to the Mass Public; Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida3. Brazil's Rise and its Soft Power Strategy in South America; Miriam Gomes Saraiva4. Argentina and the Rise of Brazil: Perceptions and Strategic Options; Roberto Russell and Juan Gabriel Tokatlian5. Brazil: Chile's Mythical Ally; Joaquín Fermandois6. Brazil as a Global Stakeholder: a View from Uruguay; Carlos Luján7. Paraguay and the Rise of Brazil: Continuity, Resistance and Compliance; Peter W. Lambert8. Bolivia-Brazil: Internal Dynamics, Sovereignty Drive and Integrationist Ideology; Ana Carolina T. Delgado and Clayton M. Cunha Filho9. The Peruvian Response to the Rise of Brazil: Developing a Strategic Relationship; Ronald Bruce St John10. Venezuela and the Rise of Brazil: Convergence and Divergence in the Chavez Era; José Briceño-Ruiz11. Colombia's Contestation Strategies Facing the Emergence of Brazil as a Regional Power; Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas12. Containing and Engaging: Mexico's Response to the Rise of Brazil; Ana Covarrubias13. Latin American Regionalism Faces the Rise of Brazil; Andrés MalamudConclusions; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida

Gian Luca Gardini is Professor of International Relations and Chair of International Business and Society Relations, with a particular focus on Latin America, at Friedrich Alexander University in Nuremberg, Germany. Among his books are Latin America in the 21st Century and Latin American Foreign Policies between Ideology and Pragmatism. Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida is Senior Researcher at Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP) and a former Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her main areas of research are public policy, public opinion and foreign policy. She is currently member of the World Bank Chief Economist´s Council of Eminent Persons.

• Introduction; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Tavares de Almeida1. Brazil: The State of the Art of its Rise and Power Projection; Gian Luca Gardini2. Within the Region, Beyond the Region: The Role of Brazil According to the Mass Public; Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida3. Brazil's Rise and its Soft Power Strategy in South America; Miriam Gomes Saraiva4. Argentina and the Rise of Brazil: Perceptions and Strategic Options; Roberto Russell and Juan Gabriel Tokatlian5. Brazil: Chile's Mythical Ally; Joaquín Fermandois6. Brazil as a Global Stakeholder: a View from Uruguay; Carlos Luján7. Paraguay and the Rise of Brazil: Continuity, Resistance and Compliance; Peter W. Lambert8. Bolivia-Brazil: Internal Dynamics, Sovereignty Drive and Integrationist Ideology; Ana Carolina T. Delgado and Clayton M. Cunha Filho9. The Peruvian Response to the Rise of Brazil: Developing a Strategic Relationship; Ronald Bruce St John10. Venezuela and the Rise of Brazil: Convergence and Divergence in the Chavez Era; José Briceño-Ruiz11. Colombia's Contestation Strategies Facing the Emergence of Brazil as a Regional Power; Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas12. Containing and Engaging: Mexico's Response to the Rise of Brazil; Ana Covarrubias13. Latin American Regionalism Faces the Rise of Brazil; Andrés MalamudConclusions; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida