<Tr> <Th> Brazil </Th> <Th> Australia </Th> </Tr> <P> Australia--Brazil relations are foreign relations between Brazil and Australia . Brazil has an embassy in Canberra and a consulate general in Sydney . Australia has an embassy in Brasília and consulates in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro . Brazil and Australia are the largest countries in the Southern Hemisphere . </P> <P> Australia opened up its first diplomatic mission in Rio de Janeiro in 1945 . Brazil opened its first in Canberra the next year . </P> <P> In August 2008, the Brazilian Foreign Relations minister, Celso Amorim, visited Australia and met with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd . The two countries announced that they will negotiate joint actions in the areas of trade; investments; agriculture; mining; energy; science and technology; education; sports and culture . There are also cooperation possibilities between Brazil' s agricultural research agency Embrapa and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), as well as between CNPq (technological and scientific development council) and Australian Research Council . </P>

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