Foreign minister Patriota visits London
06 February 2013
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
David Cameron makes first visit to Brazil
29 September 2012
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
Prince Harry caps off royal tour in Brazil
15 March 2012
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
Brazil welcomes UK foreign secretary
20 January 2012
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
Brazil joins condemnation of UK embassy attack
05 December 2011
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
Brazil and UK build closer economic ties
10 November 2011
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
Deputy PM Clegg in trade mission to Brazil
24 June 2011
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
UK environment secretary discusses biodiversity during Brazil visit
08 April 2011
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
Brazil-UK trade on upward curve
23 September 2010
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
Business Secretary leads delegation to Brazil
03 September 2010
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
Brazil and UK launch cultural partnership programme
20 November 2009
The Pontos de Contato/Points of Contact partnership, currently in its first phase, is set to become an ongoing cultural exchange programme. Read more
Brazilian government delegation concludes successful visit to London
06 November 2009
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
Global Fellowship students travel to Brazil
16 July 2009
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
Gordon Brown visits Brazil
26 March 2009
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
São Paulo to host JETCO meeting
28 August 2008
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
Brazil-UK joint statement on world trade
10 July 2008
At the G8 summit in Japan, Brazil and the UK have issued a joint statement on the current world trade negotiations. Read more
Minister for Development, Industry and Trade in London for JETCO
18 September 2007
Minister Miguel Jorge attended meetings of the UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) on 19 and 20 September. Read more
Congratulations from Celso Amorim to David Miliband
29 June 2007
Message of congratulations sent by the Brazilian foreign minister, Celso Amorim, to David Miliband, on his appointment as Foreign Secretary. Read more
Congratulations from President Lula da Silva to Gordon Brown
28 June 2007
Message of congratulations sent by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Gordon Brown on his becoming Prime Minister. Read more
UK-Brazilian partnership in science and technology
18 April 2007
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
Chief scientific adviser to British government visits Brazil
30 March 2007
The official visit by Sir David King includes meetings with representatives of the Brazilian government and scientific community. Read more

