Guinea-Bissau is an African country with more than a few similarities with Brazil, starting by the common past as a Portuguese colony, which led to Portuguese becoming the official language of the country - Another great historical similarity is that this country was also greatly changed by the introduction of Atlantic slave trade.

After the conquest of independence from the Portuguese in 1974, Guinea-Bissau was born and immediately afterwards, Brazil recognized the country's independence, becoming the first non-socialist country to do so - In the same year, Brazil opened an embassy in Bissau, an act that was reciprocated by the African country in 2011.