Ori Preuss is Senior Lecturer of Latin American History at Tel Aviv University.

At the crossroad of intellectual, diplomatic, and cultural history, this book sheds new light on South American ideas and identities by examining the growing transnational flows of information, men, and ideas between South American cities-mainly the port-capitals of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro-during the period of their modernization.

Introduction: Connecting Rivers of South America 1. "Almost the Same Language": Translation, International Relations, and Identification 2. "No Need to Go to Paris Anymore": South American Experiences of Distance and Proximity 3. "Everything Unites Us": Diplomacy, International Visits, and the Periodical Press 4. Calibanistic Ariels: An Entangled Luso-Hispanic History of "Latin America". Conclusion: Connecting-Separating Rivers of South America.