His works have been published in several international journals. He is the author of De Dutra a Lula: A Condução e os Determinantes da Política Externa Brasileira (Rio de Janeiro: Campus, 2011) e de Presidencialismo e Governabilidade nas Américas (Rio de Janeiro: FGV, 2006). Prof. Amorim Neto has been awarded prizes by the Brazilian Political Science Association and the American Political Science Association.