in 1960 the french colony of dahomey conquered independence from france and became the republic of benin - during this same year Brazil recognized their independence and in 1961 established diplomatic ties - bilateral trading and interaction increased significantly during the 2000s.

in 2006 the embassy of Brazil opened in cotonou during the brazilian president's visit to benin, and in the same year the embassy of benin opened in Brasília - brazil is heavily involved in the multilateral project 'support for the development of the cotton sector of cotton-4 countries, which has stimulated the Beninese economy.