This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a
key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party
president Lula's last term in office through to the election of
far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Against this backdrop of
political upheaval, the book asks what philanthropy can reveal
about the role of corporate and wealth elites in upholding the
structures of socioeconomic inequality that continue to define
Brazilian society. The book argues that around the world the
private sector's growing engagement in international development
has led to the emergence of a global philanthropic project centred
on practices of "philanthrocapitalism" and "social finance," which
ultimately seeks to legitimise global capitalism and the elite
interests it serves. Drawing on an in-depth and wide-ranging
ethnographic study among philanthropists and their advisors in over
30 Brazilian foundations and intermediary organisations, the book
combines a structural critique of the capitalist ideologies
underlying philanthropic practice with a robust exploration into
the ways in which wealthy Brazilians appropriate philanthropy
directly to legitimise elite reproduction and the accumulation of
wealth. Researchers across Latin American studies, development
studies and the anthropology of development will find this book a
timely contribution to the under-researched areas of elite studies
and the study of philanthropy.
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