Rafael R. Ioris is Associate Professor of Latin American History at the University of Denver. He holds a PhD in Latin American History from Emory University and an MA in International Studies from the University of Brasilia. He is the author ‘Transforming Brazil: A History of National Development in the Cold War Era’ (Routledge: 2014) and numerous articles published in different international journals on topics ranging from the history of development ideologies in the 20th century, the history of labor activism in modern Brazil, to Brazilian foreign policy at the turn of the 21st century. He is currently working on a new book manuscript on the history of US-Brazil relations in the 1960s and 70s. He is a frequent author of op-ed pieces on Brazilian and US newspapers, magazines and blogs on current political and cultural issues in Brazil, Latin American and the US.
Research interests: Cold War; Latin American Development; Brazil-US relations; Foreign policy.
Academia.edu: https://udenver.academia.edu/RafaelIoris
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1iBDiZgAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Selected publications
Frontiers of Development in the Amazon: Riches, Risks, and Resistances. Co-edited with Antonio Ioris (Lexington Book, 2020).
Qual Desenvolvimento? Os Debates, Sentidos e Lições da Era Desenvolvimentista. São Paulo: Paco Editorial, 2017.
Transforming Brazil: A History of National Development in the Postwar Era. New York: Routledge, 2014.
Culturas em Choque: a Globalização e os Desafios para a Convivência Multicultural. São Paulo: Annablume, 2007.