Brazil forwards Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino both scored as they beat arch-rivals Argentina 2-0 in the Copa America semi-final.
Jesus opened the scoring after 19 minutes when he sidefooted in a low cross from Firmino.
Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi both struck the woodwork for Argentina, who have not beaten Brazil in a major competitive fixture since 2005.
A Firmino tap-in secured the win to set up a final against Peru or Chile.
Brazil's win came at the same Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte where they were thumped 7-1 by Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi felt a number of decisions went against his side as they failed to reach the final for only the second time in the last six Copas.
Messi was particularly aggrieved Argentina were not awarded a penalty by referee Roddy Zambrano before Brazil's second goal.
He said: "Brazil were not better than us. They found the net early and the second goal came from a penalty they didn't award.
"The officiating was crazy. There were clear penalties, on (Nicolas) Otamendi, on Kun (Sergio Aguero).
"He (the referee) was on their side. In every divided ball or dispute, he went their way.
"It's not an excuse, but the truth is that, in this Copa, they kept on blowing for stupid things, for handballs, penalties.
"But they didn't even go to VAR when there were clear plays that should have been looked at."
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