MINISTER for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim will visit Brazil on Tuesday.
During the four-day visit, he will meet his Brazilian counterparts - Minister of Health Jose Gomes Temporao, Minister of Science and Technology Sergio Machado Rezende, and Minister of Environment Carlos Minc Baumfeld.
Dr Yaacob will also drop by the National Health Foundation (FUNASA).
In Rio de Janeiro, he will visit the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, the Rio State Water Company and the Rainforest Institute.
Dr Yaacob will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and the National Environment Agency.