Bello: Open or closed?

摘要

"IN BRAZIL PAST glory is more frequently associated with diplomacy than with military feats," notes Rubens Ricupero, a former minister, in his monumental history of his country's dealings with the world. This legacy is above all the achievement of the Baron of Rio Branco, the foreign minister from 1902 to 1912, who through peaceful negotiation settled the country's borders with all ten of its neighbours (in some cases expanding its territory).