Brazil acknowledged the independence of the Philippines on july 4th, 1946, effectively establishing diplomatic relations in the same year - a few decades after, in 1965 the government of the Philippines opened an embassy in Brazil, and in 1970 the Brazilian embassy opened in Manila, capital of the Philippines.

with comparable political systems, diversified landscapes and regional varieties, the potential for project cooperation is extremely high, and because of this, meetings between government officials started to occur in 2003 between Brazil and the Philippines - In 2013 the two nations signed the memorandum of understanding on air services which expedites flights between the two territories and help increase cultural exchange and tourism.