While in Brazil, Minister Joly will meet with Brazilian officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira, to discuss ways that Canada and Brazil can deepen our engagement and collaborate on shared priorities, including democracy and human rights in the region, gender equality and Indigenous rights, climate action, and inclusive trade...

“Brazil is a key partner for Canada in the Americas and around the world on many issues of tremendous importance. I look forward to visiting Brazil to deepen our longstanding relationship and enhance collaboration between our 2 countries.”

- Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Canada and Brazil enjoy a relationship that began in 1866, when Canada opened its first trade mission in that country.

• In 2023, Canada and Brazil marked 82 years of diplomatic relations, which were established in 1941, when Brazil opened its embassy in Ottawa. Canada followed this by opening an embassy in Brazil in 1944.

• Brazil is Canada’s third-largest trading partner in the Americas after the United States and Mexico. Merchandise trade between Canada and Brazil was valued at $12.6 billion in 2022.

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• Canada-Brazil relations

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