Egypt and brazil first established diplomatic ties in 1924, and the relationship strengthened during the 1950s, with the founding of the republic of Egypt - when communication between the two countries increased, bilateral trading expanded and a cultural agreement of mutual cooperation was signed in 1960.

in 2003 the president of Brazil visited egypt in the first presidential visit to the country, which led both countries to sign the memorandum of understanding to establish political consultations in that very same year - before the situation became unstable in egpyt during the 2010s, Brazil was active in communicating with Egypt politically.