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| Name | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert C. Hoover | Rio de Janeiro | Good will trip. [Visit made as President-elect.] | December 21–23, 1928 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Rio de Janeiro | Addressed Brazilian Congress. | November 27, 1936 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Belem | Overnight stop en route to Casablanca. | January 12, 1943 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Natal | Informal visit; met with President Vargas. | January 28, 1943 |
| Harry S. Truman | Rio de Janeiro | State visit; addressed Rio de Janiero Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security and the Brazilian Congress. | September 1–7, 1947 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo | Met with President Kubitschek and addressed Brazilian Congress. | February 23–26, 1960 |
| Jimmy Carter | Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro | Official visit; met with President Geisel and addressed Brazilian Congress. | March 29–31, 1978 |
| Ronald Reagan | Brasilia, Sao Paulo | Official working visit; met with President Figueiredo. | November 30–December 3, 1982 |
| George H.W. Bush | Brasilia | Met with President Collor de Mello and addressed a Joint Session of the Brazilian Congress. | December 3–4, 1990 |
| George H.W. Bush | Rio de Janeiro | Attended the Earth Summit Meeting. | June 12–13, 1992 |
| William J. Clinton | Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro | Met with President Cardosa; delivered several public addresses. | October 13–15, 1997 |
| George W. Bush | Brasilia | Met with President Lula da Silva. | November 5–6, 2005 |
| George W. Bush | Sao Paulo | Met with President Lula da Silva. | March 8–9, 2007 |
| Barack Obama | Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro | Met with President Roussef. | March 19–21, 2011 |
| Joseph R. Biden | Manaus, Rio de Janeiro | Participated in the G20 Leaders’ Summit. | November 18–19, 2024 |