Brazil – Cape Verde relations refer to the bilateral relations between the

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and the

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. Both nations are members of the

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, Group of 77 and the

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History

Both Brazil and Cape Verde were united for three hundred years as part of the

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. As part of the Portuguese Empire, Cap Verde was used as launching point during the Atlantic slave trade from continental

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to Brazil. From 1815 to 1822, Cape Verde was administered by Brazil during the Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil. In July 1975, Cape Verde obtained its Independence from

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. That same year, Brazil and Cape Verde established diplomatic relations.Bilateral relations between Brazil and Cape Verde
/ref> In 1977, both nations signed a Basic Cooperation Agreement and in 1979, both nations signed a Friendship and Cooperation Treaty and Cultural Cooperation Agreement. In 1983, Brazilian President

João Figueiredo João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (; 15 January 1918 – 24 December 1999) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the 30th president of Brazil from 1979 to 1985, the last of the military regime that ruled the country follo ...

paid an official visit to Cape Verde, the first for a Brazilian President. The visit was reciprocated in 1985 with the visit to Brazil by Cape Verdean President Aristides Pereira. There have been numerous high-level visits between leaders of both nations since the initial visits. Cape Verde is currently one of the biggest cooperation partners in projects developed primarily with funds from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency. The country has also taken advantage of the opportunities offered by the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Agreement Program and has annually sent hundreds of students to Brazil. Diplomats and military officers from Cape Verde have also traditionally attended training courses in Brazil. There are direct flights between both nations with

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High-level visits

High-level visits from Brazil to Cape Verde * President

(1983) * President

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(1986) * President

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(2004, 2010) * Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (2015) * Foreign Minister

José Serra José Serra Chirico (; born 19 March 1942) is a Brazilian politician who has served as a Congressman, Senator, Minister of Planning, Minister of Health, Mayor of São Paulo, Governor of São Paulo state, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bra ...

(2016) * President

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...

(2018) * Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo (2019) High-level visits from Cape Verde to Brazil * President Aristides Pereira (1985, 1987, 1990) * President

António Mascarenhas Monteiro António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro (; 16 February 1944 – 16 September 2016) was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001. Early life and education Born in Ribeira da Barca in 1944 ...

(1992) * President

Pedro Pires Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires (; born 29 April 1934) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as President from 2001 to 2011. Life and career Pires was born in São Filipe, Fogo, Cape ...

(2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) * Prime Minister

José Maria Neves José Maria Pereira Neves (; born 28 March 1960) is a Cape Verdean politician who is currently the president of Cape Verde, having previously served as the Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the African Party for th ...

(2003, 2005, 2009) * Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto da Silva Borges (2012)

Resident diplomatic missions

* Brazil has an embassy in Praia. * Cape Verde has an embassy in

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.Embassy of Cape Verde in Brasília
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References

Bilateral relations of Cape Verde Cape Verde {{Bilateralrelations-stub

History

High-level visits

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References