Ambassador of Brazil to the United States
Embaixador do Brasil nos Estados Unidos
Coat of arms of Brazil
Incumbent
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
since June 30, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleMadam Ambassador
(informal)
Her Excellency
(diplomatic)
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
Seat3006 Massachusetts Ave NW
20008
Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationJanuary 1, 1824
First holderJosé Silvestre Rebello
as Chargé d'Affaires
WebsiteEmbassy of Brazil in Washington

The following is a list of ambassadors of Brazil, or other chiefs of mission, to the United States of America.[1] The title given by the Ministry of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil to this position is currently "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" (Portuguese: Embaixador Extraordinário e Plenipotenciário). There have been fifty representatives of various ranks and titles from Brazil to the United States since diplomatic relations were inaugurated in 1824 to the present.

The United States of America was the second country[2] to recognize Brazil's Declaration of Independence, which was proclaimed in September 1822, by the regent, heir and crown prince to the throne of the former United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves, Dom Pedro of the House of Braganza. He soon became Emperor Pedro I (1798-1834, reigned 1822-1834), of the Empire of Brazil, which endured under his son Dom Pedro II until 1889, when the present republic and federation were established.[3] The huge South American nation's first legation was thus established in Washington, only a quarter-century after the founding of the American national capital and federal district itself. The long Brazilian-North American diplomatic relationship and inter-continental friendship was founded on May 26, 1824,[2] when José Silvestre Rebello presented his diplomatic accreditation credentials as first Charge d'Affaires to fifth President James Monroe (1758-1831, served 1817-1825), at the newly restored Executive Mansion, now acquiring its new nickname and title of the White House, having been burned only a decade before by the invading British. He represented the new Emperor and Empire of Brazil for over five years to August 1829.

In 1905, the United States Legation representing the U.S. Department of State and its Secretary of State in the original coastal capital city of Rio de Janeiro was raised to a full embassy under 26th President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919, served 1901-1909), similar to the gradual increased status of diplomatic missions across the board in international relations in the 20th century.

Representative Title Presentation
of credentials		 Termination
of mission		 Appointed by
José Silvestre Rebello Chargé d'Affaires May 26, 1824 August 10, 1829 Emperor Pedro I
José de Araújo Ribeiro Chargé d'Affaires August 11, 1829 February 14, 1833
José Francisco de Paula Cavalcante de Albuquerque Chargé d'Affaires December 30, 1833 July 22, 1838 Emperor Pedro II
Ernesto Ferreira França Resident Minister July 23, 1838 October 28, 1839
Pedro Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves Chargé d'Affaires March 17, 1840 October 30, 1840
Gaspar José Lisboa Resident Minister May 29, 1841 July 8, 1847
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Sérgio Teixeira de Macedo Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary March 12, 1849 July 1, 1851
Francisco Ignácio de Carvalho Moreira Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 21, 1852 July 31, 1855
José Francisco de Paula Cavalcante de Albuquerque Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 29, 1856 August 25, 1858
Miguel Maria Lisboa Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 3, 1859 April 27, 1864
Joaquim Maria Nascentes de Azambuja Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 23, 1865 May 17, 1867
Domingos José Gonçalves de Magalhães Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary July 5, 1867 October 13, 1870
Antônio Pedro de Carvalho Borges Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 9, 1871 December 7, 1880
Felippe Lopes Neto Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary October 24, 1882 August 14, 1883
José Gurgel do Amaral Valente Chargé d'Affaires ad interim August 15, 1883 December 8, 1885
Marcos Antônio de Araújo e Abreu Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary December 9, 1885 May 16, 1888
José Gurgel do Amaral Valente Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary November 10, 1889 January 21, 1891
Salvador Furtado de Mendonça Drummond Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary January 22, 1891 May 17, 1898 Deodoro da Fonseca
Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 6, 1898 April 22, 1903 Prudente de Morais
Alfredo de Moraes Gomes Ferreira Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim December 28, 1904 May 23, 1905 Rodrigues Alves
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 24, 1905 January 17, 1910
Domicio da Gama Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 16, 1911 October 22, 1918 Hermes da Fonseca
Augusto Cochrane de Alencar Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 26, 1920 March 5, 1924 Epitácio Pessoa
Sylvio Gurgel do Amaral Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 19, 1925 April 9, 1931 Artur Bernardes
Rinaldo de Lima e Silva Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 24, 1931 May 16, 1934 Getúlio Vargas
Oswaldo Aranha Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 2, 1934 December 11, 1937
Mário Pimentel Brandão Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 28, 1938 January 3, 1939
Carlos Martins Pereira e Souza Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 8, 1939 April 20, 1948
Maurício Nabuco Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 1, 1948 October 28, 1951 Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Walther Moreira Salles Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 12, 1952 August 18, 1953 Getúlio Vargas
João Carlos Muniz Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 20, 1953 July 12, 1956
Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 18, 1956 May 18, 1959 Juscelino Kubitschek
Walther Moreira Salles Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 23, 1959 February 16, 1961
Roberto de Oliveira Campos Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 18, 1961 January 17, 1964 João Goulart
Juracy Montenegro Magalhães Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 9, 1964 October 6, 1965 Castelo Branco
Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 2, 1966 June 29, 1968
Mário Gibson Alves Barbosa Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 21, 1969 October 17, 1969 Artur da Costa e Silva
Mozart Gurgel Valente Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 20, 1970 December 19, 1970 Emílio Garrastazu Médici
João Augusto de Araújo Castro Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 18, 1971 December 9, 1975
João Batista Pinheiro Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 10, 1976 June 9, 1979 Ernesto Geisel
Antônio Francisco Azeredo da Silveira Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 24, 1979 August 1, 1983 João Figueiredo
Sérgio Corrêa da Costa Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 5, 1983 November 1, 1986
Marcílio Marques Moreira Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 23, 1986 August 24, 1991 José Sarney
Rubens Ricupero Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 25, 1991 August 11, 1993 Fernando Collor de Mello
Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 12, 1993 May 26, 1999 Itamar Franco
Rubens Antonio Barbosa Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 8, 1999 March 31, 2004 Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Roberto Abdenur Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 3, 2004 November 21, 2006 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Antonio de Aguiar Patriota Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 7, 2007 October 4, 2009
Mauro Vieira Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 6, 2010 December 31, 2014
Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 1, 2015 August 16, 2016 Dilma Rousseff
Sérgio Silva do Amaral Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 16, 2016 June 3, 2019 Michel Temer
Nestor Forster Jr. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 3, 2019 December 23, 2020 Jair Bolsonaro
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 23, 2020 June 30, 2023
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 30, 2023 Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chefes de Missão do Brasil nos Estados Unidos, 1824-2005 (Chiefs of Mission of Brazil to the United States, 1824-2005) Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Almeida, Paulo Roberto. Relações Brasil–Estados Unidos: assimetrias e convergências. Retrieved on 2011-10-14. (in Portuguese).
  2. 1 2 Wiese Randig, Rodrigo (2017). "Argentina, primeiro país a reconhecer a independência do Brasil" (PDF). Cadernos do CHDD. 16 (31): 501–524 – via FUNAG.
  3. ↑ "Statement By Secretary Clinton: Brazilian Independence Day". Department of State.
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