Brazil maintains embassies in thirty-four African countries across the continent. It is a member of the twenty-four-state South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone established in 1986 to encourage regional cooperation in the areas of development, peace ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGYTkYgcoF063WSZDF9FUGfJtotIQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=Nyl8WID0A8XUzAKV6JGQDg&url=https://intpolicydigest.org/2012/09/17/emerging-powers-expand-ties-with-africa/