As a part of the construction of inherent otherness in the policies that guide Brazilian international cooperation, the dynamics of the power-knowledge nexus bear a latent heterogeneity in their discourses and practices, which allows Brazil to place itself at the same time as subjugated and subjugator. That said, this research strives to understand how these policies indicate the persistence of colonialisms, which despite all their hybridizations, continue to hush and subdue voices - since certain development policies are chosen over others. Thus, the study reflects on the Brazilian cooperation policies and practices that have been shaped and informed under the influence of a Western and European intellectual history, specifically addressing those exported to Angola via combination of private investment.