by Ana Beatriz Ribeiro Abstract: Via historical and international relations lenses, the present article briefly explores aspects of the legitimized status of Brazil as an emerging donor. The case study here concerns the former Portuguese colonies, the so-called PALOPs, with which Brazil entered into a Commonwealth-type community (CPLP) in 1996. I argue that the Brazilian state's pragmatic focus has changed from maintaining a close discursive alliance with Portugal and the Western powers, as well...