Brazil–Costa Rica relations Brazil–Costa Rica relations Brazil–Costa Rica relations refers to bilateral relations between Brazil and Costa Rica. Relations commenced in 1907, when the first Brazilian diplomats were officially accredited by the Costa Rican government. Costa Rica has an embassy in Brasilia, and Brazil has an embassy in San José. Also, Costa Rica has consulates in Curitiba, Florianópolis, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Both countries are members of Organization of American States. Since the establishment of diplomatic links, four Costa Rican Presidents have visited Brazil (José Figueres (1974), José María Figueres (1997), Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1999) and Óscar Arias (2008)), and two
Costa Rica–Spain relations Costa Rica–Spain relations Costa Rica–Spain relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Costa Rica and Spain. Both nations are members of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language and the Organization of Ibero-American States. In September 1502, explorer Christopher Columbus arrived to eastern Costa Rica on his fourth voyage to the Americas. In 1561, Spanish conquistador Juan de Cavallón y Arboleda led the first successful colonizers into Costa Rica. In 1564, Spain established the town of Cartago, its first settlement in the country. For several decades, Costa Rica was ignored by the Spanish crown due to its distance from