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How does the world see Brazil? Where does the cliché of the country of soccer, samba and Carnival come from? In this special series, divided into six episodes, BBC News Brasil delves into 5 centuries of history to understand how the country's image was constructed abroad – and how it has changed over time. From the colonial period to the 21st century, including the construction of the image after independence, the international expeditions of D. Pedro II, the issue of health care at the beginning of the Republic and Brazil as a “grave of foreigners”, Luso-tropicalism and the myth of racial democracy, the rapprochement with the United States via the Good Neighbor Policy of the 1930s (with its repercussions in cinema), the Bossa Nova phenomenon, the period of dictatorship and redemocratization. In this video, the last in the series, we look back at the end of the 1990s and into the 2000s, when Brazil, which was never exactly at the center of global geopolitics, gained greater prominence abroad. Follow our reporter Camilla Veras Mota as she delves into our history. See other episodes in the series playlist: • Brazil from a foreign perspective Did you like it? Subscribe to the BBC News Brasil channel! And if you want to read more news, click here: https://www.bbcbrasil.com #bbcnewsbrasil #history #documentary