ians ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁Canada ▁has ▁always ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁relationship ▁with ▁Brazil ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁The ▁countries ▁have ▁had ▁extensive ▁interactions ▁in ▁the ▁finan cing ▁of ▁infrastr ucture ▁projects , ▁particularly ▁util ities . ▁Brazil ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁recip ient ▁of ▁Canadian ▁invest ment ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁was ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁Canadian ▁foreign ▁invest ment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Canadian ▁invest ment ▁in ▁Brazil ▁total led ▁around ▁C AN S ▁ 2 ▁billion . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁interesting ▁aspects ▁of ▁Canadian ▁- ▁Brazil ian ▁relations ▁is ▁the ▁quiet ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁relationship , ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁this ▁relationship ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁particular ▁and ▁Canad ians ▁in ▁general . ▁ ▁To ▁a ▁Canadian , ▁Brazil ▁has ▁meant ▁coffee ▁and ▁Car n ival , ▁while ▁to ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁' Can ada ▁is ▁sometimes ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁remote ▁northern ▁country , ▁a ▁pale ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Canadian ▁Bra z ili ans ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Al ves ▁ ▁Walter ▁Robert ▁Mc Al ister ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Brazil ▁– ▁Canada ▁relations ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁to ▁Brazil ▁ ▁White ▁Bra z ili ans ▁ ▁White ▁Canad ians ▁ ▁Brazil ian ▁Canad ians ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bu ys , ▁B . G . ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Canad ians ▁in ▁Brazil : ▁Bras can ▁and ▁Brazil ian