The Federative Republic of Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking member of the Caribbean Development Bank. Brazil, the largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere, shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.

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Brasilia
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Brazilian Real (BRL)
% of shares
1.12 (as of December 31, 2023)
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News

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News Releases
Jul 15, 2025
CDB and AFD Launch EUR 4 Million Grant Facility to Boost Climate and Gender Investments in the Caribbean
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Jul 8, 2025
Rethinking Delivery: How Collaboration is Reshaping Development in the Caribbean
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News Releases
Jul 4, 2025
CDB’s Special Development Fund Secures Strong Support from Global and Regional Partners for 11th Cycle

Events

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
Brazil-hosted Panel Discussion: Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Fight Hunger and Poverty and the Road to Seville (IV FfD4)
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
Financial Times Global Food Security in a Changing Climate: Ensuring fairer food systems to meet global supply and demand pressures
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
Brazil-hosted Panel Discussion 2: COP30, Climate Resilience, Green Finance, and ESG
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