costa rica and Brazil have communicated diplomatically since the early 1900s with presidential visits starting to occur in the 1970s - both costa rica and Brazil have embassies in the other country for individuals to travel comfortably and with national assistance if needed.

since the 1970s, four presidents of costa rica have visited Brazil when they took office, and during these visits an agenda relating to regional and international issues is normally discussed - many learning opportunities exist between the two countries, such as the digital tv system based on the japanese and brazilian model integrated in Costa Rica in 2010.