Argentina about Brazil - "Our uncivilized neighbor to the north..."

there's never been a lot of love lost between argentina and brazil... their rivalries in fútbol mirror their rivalries in almost every other area... brazil, as the largest economy in latin america, is followed by mexico... argentina comes in third but chile has been closing the gap... argentina's president nestor kirchner and brazil's president lula da silva probably have more in common politically than any other two latin american presidents... it only makes sense for the brasilenos and the argentines to make nice, but don't hold your breath...

If Argentina and Brazil continue competing with each other over trade instead of establishing a joint development and industrialisation zone, the failure of their partnership as a model for South American integration could lead the other nations of the region to turn their sights towards the United States.

These words of warning come from Marcelo Gullo, a university professor and political analyst specialising in international relations, and the author of a new book, ”Argentina-Brasil: la gran oportunidad” (Argentina-Brazil: The Great Opportunity).

however, given the current cool state of u.s./latin american relations, the u.s. is not likely to be seen as a "best buddy" any time soon either...

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