Filipe Porto

Editorial Consultant at Beijing Review | Brazilian sinologist looking to China through Foreign Affairs

Brazil

As a Portuguese Copy Editor at CICG Americas, I am responsible for ensuring the quality, accuracy, and consistency of the content produced by the Center for the Americas, a division of China International Communications Group that publishes "China Hoje" magazine, Beijing Review and others. I collaborate with a team of editors, translators, and journalists to deliver timely and relevant information on China and the world to the Portuguese-speaking audience, covering topics such as politics, economy, culture, and society.

I also volunteer in various research projects focused on Brazil, China, and international affairs, contributing to the production of newsletters, op-eds, academic articles and books. My work has been featured in media outlets such as The Diplomat, The Lowy Interpreter, Xinhua, South China Morning Post, Caixin, and ASPI Strategist. I hold an MSc in International Relations from Brazil's Federal University of ABC (UFABC), a postgraduate diploma in International Journalism, and a bachelor's degree in Defense and Strategic Studies from Brazil's Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

I am driven by a passion for building bridges, testing ideas, and finding shared solutions that can contribute to society.

Portfolio
Bjreview
A Brazilian bird's-eye view

Brazilian business people at the 134th Session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on October 15 (XINHUA) Brazilian journalist Igor Patrick has been a major contributor to the understanding of and communication with China by Brazilian audiences.

The Strategist
04/20/2023
Brazilian soybeans and China's food security | The Strategist

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has announced a three-year plan to reduce the amount of soybean meal in animal feed to help decrease reliance on imports. The proportion of soybean meal in the feed will be cut from 14.5% in 2022 to under 13% by 2025.

Thediplomat
Lula and Latin America's Great China Debate

Advertisement Early this month, Argentina hosted the CELAC summit, marking Brazil's return to the forum with the attendance of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. However, the summit fell woefully short of indicating the return of a common regional agenda for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries.

CartaCapital
02/14/2023
O que o novo mandato de Lula representa para a China?

O retorno de Lula ao governo oferece uma oportunidade para o Brasil retomar seu engajamento em grandes discussões globais, tal qual foi objetivo durante os anos da política externa ativa e altiva entre 2003 e 2010. Contudo, muita coisa mudou nos últimos anos.

CartaCapital
04/11/2023
Repercussão superficial sobre Dilma no Banco dos Brics ofusca seu principal desafio

A ex-presidenta do Brasil, Dil ma Rousseff, foi recentemente eleita presidenta do Novo Banco de Desenvolvimento (NBD). A excessiva repercussão da notícia de forma superficial, com especulações sobre o salário, a capacitação técnica e as possíveis motivações políticas e ideológicas por trás da nomeação de Dilma Rousseff ofuscou reflexões mais significativas, como o estado atual do NBD, as funções da nova presidenta e também os desafios que aguardam a instituição na atual ordem econômica mundial.

Lowyinstitute
04/27/2023
Shaky foundations for the New Development Bank

Dilma Rousseff, former president of Brazil, was this month elected as the next chief of the New Development Bank. Once known as the BRICS Development Bank, and seen as an effort to rival the Bretton Woods system with its pillars in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, much discussion in the West has examined the possible political and ideological motivations behind Rousseff's appointment as president.

Chinatoday
Socialismo de alta tecnología

Recientemente, representantes de 14 países, entre ellos China, el Reino Unido, España, Brasil, Sudáfrica y Pakistán, se reunieron en la ciudad de Shenzhen para dar comienzo al evento "Futuro en foco 2023". Mi participación en él representa un ejemplo real del intercambio entre China y Brasil.

Bjreview
BRICS and global financial power

BRICS held its 15th heads of state and government summit in the South African city of Johannesburg from August 22 to 24. On the agenda was the alliance's expansion, with the inclusion of new countries in the New Development Bank (NDB) and the revival of the idea of creating a common currency.