Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Diplomatic relations between Brazil and Vietnam were established in 1989. The Brazilian Embassy in Hanoi was opened in 1994, and Vietnam opened its Embassy in Brasília in 2000.

Brazil and Vietnam maintain two mechanisms of regular dialogue: consultations on matters of mutual interest and the joint commission, established in 1995 and 2008, respectively.

Instruments currently in force cover diplomat training; partial visa exemption; sports; the fight against hunger; science and technology; health; trade; and culture. In 2017, a Maritime Transport Agreement was signed, which is under consideration in the National Congress. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Vuong Dinh Hue, visited Brazil in July 2018, during which instruments on air services, agricultural cooperation, and technical cooperation between trade and investment promotion agencies were signed.

In 2018, trade between Brazil and Vietnam totaled $4.2 billion, the highest value on records. Brazilian exports amounted to $1.9 billion, while imports from Vietnam reached $2.3 billion. Vietnam is one of the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), founded in 1967. In 2018, Brazil’s trade with ASEAN countries totaled more than $19.4 billion.

Chronology of bilateral relations

1989 – Establishment of diplomatic relations (May)
1993 – Visit of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Le Mai (October)
1994 – Visit of the first Brazilian business mission to Vietnam (April)
1994 – Visit of Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (June)
1994 – Opening of the Embassy in Hanoi (September)
1995 – Visit of the President of Vietnam, Le Duc Anh (October)
1997 – Opening of the Consulate General of Vietnam in São Paulo
1998 – 1st Brazil–Vietnam Consultation Meeting (May)
2000 – Opening of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brasília (October)
2003 – 2nd Brazil–Vietnam Consultation Meeting (October)
2004 – Visit to Brazil by Vice Minister Le Van Bang and the 3rd Brazil–Vietnam Consultation Meeting (October)
2004 – Visit to Brazil by the President of Vietnam, Tran Duc Luong (November)
2004 – The 1st “Brazil–Vietnam Business Forum” is held in São Paulo (November)
2007 – 4th Brazil–Vietnam Consultation Meeting in Hanoi (November)
2008 – Visit to Hanoi by Foreign Minister Celso Amorim (February)
2008 – Visit to Vietnam by the Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger, Patrus Ananias (March)
2008 – Official visit to Vietnam by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (July)
2008 – Visit to Brasília by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Gia Khiem, on the occasion of the 1st Mercosur–ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (November)
2008 – Visit by Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Do Huu Hao, for the inaugural meeting of the Joint Commission and for the International Conference on Biofuels (November)
2009 – Visit by Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Do Huu Hao, for the 1st Meeting of the Brazil–Vietnam Joint Commission (May)
2009 – Visit by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Tuan Anh, to participate in the celebration of 20 years of relations in Brasília (October)
2010 – Visit to Brasília by Vice Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the 5th Political Consultation Meeting (May)
2011 – Visit by the Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Nguyen Van Lang (June)
2012 – Establishment of the Brazilian section of the Brazil–Vietnam Friendship and Cooperation Association
2012 – Visit by the Vice Minister of Industry and Trade, Tran Tuan Anh, as head of the Vietnamese delegation to the 2nd Joint Commission Meeting (April)
2012 – Participation of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan in the Rio+20 Conference (June)
2012 – Visit to Hanoi by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota (July 6–7)
2015 – Visit to Vietnam by a Brazilian parliamentary delegation to take part in the 132nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (March)
2015 – Visit to Brazil by the Vice President of Vietnam, Ms. Nguyen Thi Doan (May 14–16)
2017 – Visit to Vietnam by Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira (September 11)
2018 – Visit to Brazil by Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr. Tran Quy Kien, as head of the delegation to the 8th World Water Forum in Brasília (March)
2018 – Visit to Brazil by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Vuong Dinh Hue (July 2–3) [Signed acts]
2019 – Celebration, on May 8, of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations between Brazil and Vietnam