Brazil was the first nation to acknowledge Angola's independence in november 1975 and even during the very intense times of the cold war Brazil continued to keep diplomatic ties with angola.

between 2002 and 2008 trade between angola and Brazil grew by over twenty times, and reached approximately 4.21 billion making angola is one of brasil's biggest trading partners in africa.

in june 2010 both countries signed the 'declaration of strategic partnership' which solidified diplomatic connections between the two nations, an agreement which focused on areas of technical correspondence, economics and political cooperation.