the human interaction between Japanese and Brazilians is closely connected to cultural exchange, since both countries have a rich cultural heritage - japan and Brazil also work closely on many technical projects such as prosavana which is a 'cooperation program for the agricultural development of the tropical savannah of Mozambique'.

in 2011 the Brazilian government donated 500,000 us dollars towards the Japanese victims of the April 4th tsunami and earthquake that devastated whole seaside regions in Japan - Direct investment from Japan has also proven very profitable as in 2014 Japanese stock investment in Brazil was an estimated US$ 26.8 billion.

the Japanese consulate is located at praia do flamengo, 200, 10th floor and can be reached via telephone at (21) 3461.9595 or via their website here.