mit ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁president , ▁D il ma ▁R ous se ff , ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁recently ▁have ▁d eter ior ated ▁greatly , ▁following ▁R ous se ff ▁sh ifting ▁Brazil ▁away ▁from ▁Iran ▁due ▁to ▁Iran ' s ▁viol ation ▁of ▁human ▁and ▁civil ▁rights . ▁A hm ad ine j ad ' s ▁media ▁advis er , ▁Ali ▁Ak bar ▁J avan f ek r , ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁stating ▁that ▁R ous se ff ▁had ▁" destroy ed ▁years ▁of ▁good ▁relations " ▁between ▁them . ▁He ▁denied ▁making ▁such ▁a ▁statement . ▁ ▁The ▁Brazil ian ▁population ▁has ▁an ▁over wh el ming ly ▁negative ▁view ▁of ▁Iran ; ▁in ▁a ▁P ew ▁poll ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁just ▁ 1 1 % ▁of ▁Bra z ili ans ▁had ▁a ▁favor able ▁opinion ▁of ▁Iran , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 7 9 % ▁unf avor able . G ander , ▁K ash mi ra . ▁" The ▁chart ▁that ▁shows ▁what ▁the ▁world ▁thinks ▁of ▁Iran ." ▁The ▁Independent . ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Country ▁comparison ▁ ▁Background ▁Brazil – I ran ▁relations ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁but ▁showed ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁prom ising ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁upon ▁signature ▁of ▁a ▁cultural ▁agreement , ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 8 ,