Connections between Bangladesh and Brazil can be traced back to five centuries ago when Brazil and Chattogram (Sandwip) were both Portugal's colonial territories. Since then bilateral exchanges are reflected in the language (i.e. Janala, Padri, Kedara, Vaga, Cha), flora and fauna, food and folk traditions. 'Our demographic, economic and political weight, along with our cultural riches and diversity, allow us to see the world through a prism of our own.' Brazil was the first Latin American country to recognise and establish diplomatic representation in Bangladesh triggering the construction of bilateral relations. Bangladesh and Brazil established diplomatic relations in 1972. Bangladesh's Embassy in Brasília was opened the following year. The Brazilian Embassy in Dhaka was established in 1974. In 1998, the Brazilian embassy was closed, having been reopened in 2009. Bangladesh, which closed its embassy in Brasilia in 2002, reopened it in 2012...