Republic of Cabo Verde

Diplomatic relations between Brazil and Cabo Verde were established in 1975, the year of that country's independence, and are developed on several fronts, with bilateral cooperation as its central pillar.

The Basic Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde was signed in 1977 and entered into forcein 1980. Cabo Verde is one of our biggest partners in projects developed with funds from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), in areas such as health, education, agriculture and regulatory agencies. Since 1998, the Brazilian government has carried out more than 90 technical cooperation inititives with Cabo Verde.

The archipelago is also one of the major beneficiaries of opportunities offered by the Student Programs–Undergraduate Agreement (PEC-G) and Postgraduate Programs (PEC-PG). There is a significant number of Cabo Verdean authorities and personalities who had positive experiences in Brazilian universities. Since 2000, more than 3,000 Cabo Verdeans have benefited from the PEC-G.

In 2022, bilateral trade consisted largely of  Brazilian exports, which totaled $30.6 million, an increase of 33% compared to 2021. Main Brazilian exports were rice (24%), sugar and molasses (15%), poultry meat (14%) and beef (11%). In the same year, Cabo Verde’s imports from Brazil amounted to $8,600 (Source: Comex Stat – Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services).

Chronology of Bilateral Relations

2023 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Cabo Verde (July).

2023 – Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva visits Brasília, when he is hosted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (May).

2023 – President José Maria Neves visits Brasília for the inauguration ceremony of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

2022 – President José Maria Neves visits Brasília and São Paulo for the celebrations of the 200 years of the Brazilian Independence.

2021 – President Jorge Fonseca visits Brasília, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In São Paulo he participates in the reopening of the Portuguese Language Museum (July 31)

2019 – Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo travels do Cabo Verde (December 8-9)

2019 – President Jorge Carlos Fonseca visits Brazil for President Jair Bolsonaro’s inauguration ceremony

2018 – President Michel Temer travels to Sal Island, in Cabo Verde, to take part in the 12th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries – CPLP (July, 17 -18)

2016 – Signing of the air services agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Cabo Verde (October 31)

2016 – Minister José Serra visits Praia, when he holds working meetings with his counterpart Luis Filipe Tavares, with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva and with President Jorge Carlos Fonseca. (May 28)

2015 – Minister Mauro Vieira travels to Praia for the 3rd Meeting of the Political Consultations Mechanism. He holds a meeting with foreign minister Jorge Tolentino and is hosted by  President Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Neves, and President of the National Assembly Basilio Mosso Ramos (September 1)

2012 – The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde, Dr. Jorge Alberto da Silva Borges, visits Brazil (October 22)

2012 – Second Meeting of the Political Consultations Mechanism

2011 – Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota holds a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of Cabo Verde, José Brito, who is on a visit to Brazil for President Dilma Rousseff’s inauguration ceremony (January 2)

2010 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Cabo Verde on the occasion of the Brazil -  Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit (July 3)

2009 – Prime-Minister José Maria Neves visits Brazil (October)

2009 – First Meeting of the Political Consultations Mechanism

2008 – The Brazil-Cabo Verde Cultural Center (presente-day Guimarães Rosa-Praia Institute) begins its functions

2007 – President Pedro Verona Pires visits  Brazil

2006 – President Pedro Verona Pires visits  Brazil

2005 – Prime-Minister José Maria Neves visits Brazil (August). President Pedro Pires visits Brazil (Septembere)

2004 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Cabo Verde (July)

2003 – Prime-Minister José Maria Neves visits Brazil (October)

2003 – President Pedro Verona Pires visits Brazil (June)

2002 – President Pedro Verona Pires visits Brazil

1992 – President Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro visits Brazil

1990 – President Aristides Pereira visits  Brazil

1987 – President Aristides Pereira visits Brazil

1986 – President José Sarney visits Cabo Verde; signing of Commercial Agreement

1985 – President Aristides Pereira visits Brazil

1983 – President João Baptista Figueiredo visits Cabo Verde

1979 – Signing of Friendship and Cooperation Treaty and of Cultural Cooperation Agreement

1977 – Signing of Basic Cooperation Agreement

1975 – Establishment of diplomatic relations