Greco-Brazilian relations refers to the
historical and current bilateral relationship between
Brazil
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and
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
.
History
The countries have enjoyed "Bilateral relations
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have always been good and are progressing smoothly," according to the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Brazil]
Accessed May 4, 2009.
As of 2020, Greece has the following resident missions in Brazil: its embassy in
Brasilia, a consulate general in
São Paulo
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, and seven honorary consulates in
Curitiba
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,
Manaus,
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Salvador
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* Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music
** ''Salvador'' ...
,
Santos
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People
*Santos (surname)
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*Santos Benavides (1823–1891), Confederate general in the American Civil War
*Santos Balmori Picazo (1899–1992), Spanish-Mexican painter
* Santos (footballer, ...
, and
Vitoria.
On the other hand Brazil has an embassy in
Athens
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High-level contacts

In the past 10 years, there have been a number of high-level contacts between the two nations, including a Brazilian Parliamentary Delegation visit to Greece, a "reciprocal visit" by a Greek Parliamentary Delegation, a meeting between two Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and a visit by the Greek Prime Minister "on the occasion of the EU LAC Summit Meeting in Rio de Janeiro in 1999."
The meeting of the two foreign ministers in April 2009 was the first time a Brazilian foreign minister had visited Greece in an official capacity.
Greece's
Dora Bakoyannis
Theodora "Dora" Bakoyanni ( el, Θεοδώρα "Ντόρα" Μπακογιάννη; ; ''née'' Mitsotakis; el, Μητσοτάκη, links=no; born May 6, 1954) is a Greek politician. From 2006 to 2009 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece ...
and Brazil's
Celso Amorim
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discussed opportunities for joint endeavours and further cooperation in the fields of tourism, aircraft building, shipping, agriculture and general trade. Greece has pledged support for Brazil's bid for a permanent place on permanent seat on the
United Nations Security Council
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while Brazil has committed to support Greece in receiving a post at the Human Rights Council in 2013.
Diplomacy
;Federative Republic of Brazil
*
Athens
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(Embassy)
;Hellenic Republic
*
Brasilia (Embassy)
*
São Paulo
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(Consulate–General)
See also
*
Foreign relations of Brazil
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for managing the foreign relations of Brazil. Brazil is a significant political and economic power in Latin America and a key player on the world stage. Brazil's foreign policy reflects its role as ...
*
Foreign relations of Greece
As one of the oldest Euro-Atlantic member states in the region of Southeast Europe, Greece enjoys a prominent geopolitical role as a middle power, due to its political and geographical proximity to Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Amer ...
*
Greeks in Brazil
References
External links
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Brazil
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
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