Mr. Lula Goes to Tehran -- Brazil's Neocons React by Farid Marja http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/marjai190510.html

The traditional right wing in Brazil were connected to the legacy of the military dictatorship of the 1970s (1964 to 1985). Although they shared an anti-communist bent with the US and its military, nonetheless, they had a native character and a somewhat independent foreign policy. Similar to other Latin American military dictatorships, the Brazilian military generals would receive their training at the "School of Americas" in the US. However, the Brazilian military government was one of the first countries to recognize Angola's post-colonial independent government.