Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.

Coordinates: 38°55′9.12″N 77°3′37.08″W / 38.9192000°N 77.0603000°W / 38.9192000; -77.0603000
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Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C.
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Coordinates38°55′9.12″N 77°3′37.08″W / 38.9192000°N 77.0603000°W / 38.9192000; -77.0603000
Websitehttp://washington.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/

The Embassy of Brazil in

United States of America
.

The Chancery (offices) of the Embassy is located at 3006

N.W., Washington, D.C., in the famous Embassy Row
neighborhood.

In 1824, the

diplomatic credentials at the newly restored White House to fifth President James Monroe (1758-1831, served 1817-1825). Brazil's first legation was thus established in Washington, D.C., a quarter-century after the founding of the American capital city on the Potomac River. The Brazilian legation was replaced by an embassy
in 1905.

This campaign for liberation led with similar independence for

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves in 1822. The heir became Emperor Dom Pedro I of the new Empire of Brazil
, which lasted until 1889, then becoming a federation republic.

In 1905, the U.S. legation in the then Brazilian coastal capital city of

diplomatic missions
.

The embassy had several homes in the federal

ambassadorial residence. In 1971, a new chancery in America was constructed next door to McCormick House. The modernist mirrored glass wall structure was designed by famous Brazilian architect Olavo Redig de Campos
(1906-1984). An extensive renovation of the Chancery of the Embassy ended forty years later in 2011.

Consular services

In the national capital and federal district of the United States, in Washington, D.C., the Consulate General of Brazil offices since 2008 are located at 1030 15th Street, N.W.

The embassy itself ceased to have consular responsibilities since the creation, in 2008, of the Consulate-General of Brazil, also in Washington, D.C., located at 1030 15th Street, N.W. It is the tenth consulate general office in the US, with assigned geographical regions to each.

Brazilian consulates in the United States

Brazilian Consulates in the United States

Brazil has established ten Consulate Generals in the United States. Each Consulate has its jurisdiction, which covers different areas of the country. The existing Consulates are:

See also

  • Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
  • Brazilian diplomatic missions
  • Brazil – United States relations

References

  1. ^ Wiese Randig, Rodrigo (2017). "Argentina, primeiro país a reconhecer a independência do Brasil" (PDF). Cadernos do CHDD. 31 (17): 501–524 – via FUNAG.

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