Brazil-Denmark relations
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Brazil–Denmark relations are foreign relations between Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. Brazil has an embassy in Denmark, and Denmark has an embassy in Brazil. Diplomatic relations were established in 1828, after a treaty of commerce and navigation were signed. In 1922, a Danish cultural office were opened in Rio De Janiero. In 1929, the hundredth anniversary of diplomatic relations were held with festivities in Brazil. On 30th July 1936, a commercial agreement were signed.

In 2008, Brazils export amounted 2,1 billion DKK. Danish export amounted $1,7 billion.

State visits

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....

 visited Brazil in 2007. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as...

visited Denmark during his presidency.

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