During a two-day visit to London (4-5 February) Brazilian foreign minister Antonio Patriota had talks with British foreign secretary William Hague as part of the UK-Brazil High-Level Strategic Dialogue. Read more

On 28 September President Dilma Rousseff held talks in Brasília with David Cameron during the British prime minister’s two-day visit to Brazil. The two leaders declared their commitment to sustaining a strong and open partnership between the UK and Brazil and discussed strategic issues both with regard to the bilateral relationship and the broader international agenda. Read more

During a three-day visit to Rio de Janeiro the prince declared that Brazil and the UK have a "flourishing partnership" in diverse areas such as innovation, education, technology and fashion, and that the two countries are "forging bonds that will stand the test of time". Read more

William Hague this week made a two-day visit to Brazil during which he met with foreign minister Antonio Patriota and defence minister Celso Amorim. A joint communiqué spoke of a 'new momentum' in the Brazil-UK relationship – recently reflected by the significant increase in bilateral trade. It also covered the UK's support for Brazil as a permanent member of a reformed UN Security Council, continued cooperation on hosting the Olympics, and the growing partnership between the two countries' academic institutions. Hague said during the visit that the UK welcomes Brazil's 'growing impact on the economic and political landscape of the world'. Read more

Brazilian foreign minister Antonio Patriota has contacted British foreign secretary William Hague to express his solidarity in the wake of the recent attack by Iranian protestors on the UK embassy in Tehran. Read more

On 7 November the sixth meeting of JETCO, the committee set up to strengthen the economic and commercial relationship between Brazil and the UK, took place in London, co-chaired by Fernando Pimentel, Brazil's Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, and Vince Cable, the UK's Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. Brazil-UK trade increased by more than a quarter between 2009 and 2010. Read more

A high-level British trade mission visited Brazil this week, led by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and trade minister Lord Green. Mr Clegg met with Brazilian vicepresident Michel Temer and foreign minister Antonio Patriota, with whom he signed agreements on international development and cultural cooperation. Read more

Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, today concludes a three-day visit to Brazil aimed at further developing the UK-Brazil partnership on global environmental issues including the protection of biodiversity. Read more

With Brazil-UK trade between January and August significantly higher than in 2009, representatives of the two countries met in Brasília this week to further strengthen economic and financial ties. Read more

Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, is visiting Brazil with a delegation representing some of the UK's largest companies. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen business cooperation between the two countries and maximize reciprocal opportunities for investment. Read more

The Pontos de Contato/Points of Contact partnership, currently in its first phase, is set to become an ongoing cultural exchange programme. Read more

President Lula participated in the Financial Times Investing in Brazil Summit in London on 5 November with a delegation including chief of staff Dilma Rousseff, finance minister Guido Mantega, social communication minister Franklin Martins, central bank governor Henrique Meirelles and deputy foreign minister Antonio Patriota. He also received the Chatham House Prize 2009, met British prime minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street and had an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Read more

A group of UK school and college leavers will be spending six weeks in Brazil as part of the second year of the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. Read more

On 26 March the British prime minister had wide-ranging discussions with President Lula in Brasília ahead of the G20 summit in London on 2 April. Read more

The third meeting of the UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) will be taking place in São Paulo on 1 September. Read more

At the G8 summit in Japan, Brazil and the UK have issued a joint statement on the current world trade negotiations. Read more

Minister Miguel Jorge attended meetings of the UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) on 19 and 20 September. Read more

Message of congratulations sent by the Brazilian foreign minister, Celso Amorim, to David Miliband, on his appointment as Foreign Secretary. Read more

Message of congratulations sent by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Gordon Brown on his becoming Prime Minister. Read more

A delegation of British scientists today visited Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company EMBRAER, one of the largest in the world. Read more

The official visit by Sir David King includes meetings with representatives of the Brazilian government and scientific community. Read more