巴西是拉美大国,其国民生产总值占整个拉美的1/3强。由于受地缘条件等限制,在过去很长一个时期,巴西与亚洲的经贸往来甚少。1970年,巴西与亚洲的双边贸易额仅4亿美元。70年代后巴西与亚洲的贸易活动渐趋活跃。1980年双边贸易额已达34亿美元,1991年又猛增到79亿美元,20余年间翻了4番多。 Brazil is a major Latin American country whose gross national product accounts for one third of the total in Latin America. Due to the geographical conditions and other constraints, in the past a long period of time, Brazil’s economic and trade exchanges with Asia very little. In 1970, the bilateral trade between Brazil and Asia was only 400 million U.S. dollars. After the 1970s, Brazil’s trade with Asia became increasingly active. In 1980, bilateral trade volume reached 3.4 billion U.S. dollars, surging to 7.9 billion U.S. dollars in 1991 and more than four more in 20 years.