Brazil and Germany: Immigration and Imperialism (1871-1918)

The present study aims to map and assess the interests and consequences of the establishment of economic relations between Brazil and Germany considering the inclusion of German immigrants in Brazil and its economical effect. The used method to provide an evaluation of the relations between Brazil and Germany was the Theory of Deep Forces developed by French historians Pierre and Jean-Baptiste Renouvin Duroselle, which takes into account trends and characteristics of long duration which influence or determine external relations of a particular unit considering state economic interests as one of these forces, we sought then analyze Brazil and Germany as two actors in this context of change, when capitalism and industrialization were rising, trying to understand what the results of immigration to Brazil and Germany consolidated its imperialist interests in the integration of these immigrants.