The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Brazil is the

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's foremost diplomatic representative in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and the head of the UK's

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in Brazil. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil''. Besides the embassy and

consulate-general A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

in Brasilia, the UK government is represented by consulates-general in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

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, and Belo Horizonte.

List of heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil

* 1826:

Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet (1773– 31 July 1829) was a British diplomat, consul general to Portugal and chargé d'affaires to Brazil. He was created a baronet on 22 February 1828. Henry was a natural son of the Honourable Henry F ...

consul general A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

and '' chargé'' * 1826–1828: Sir Robert GordonJ. Haydn, ''Book of Dignities'' (1851), 87. * 1828–1832: John, Lord Ponsonby * 1828: Percy, Viscount Strangford, special mission * 1832–1835: Stephen Henry Fox * 1835–1838: Hamilton Charles James Hamilton * 1838–1847: William Gore Ouseley, ''chargé'' * 1842: Henry Ellis, extraordinary and special mission * 1847–1850: The Lord Howden * 1850–1851: James Hudson * 1851–1853: Henry Southern * 1853–1855:

Henry Francis Howard Sir Henry Francis Howard (3 November 1809 – 28 January 1898) was a British diplomat who was envoy to several countries. Career Howard entered the Diplomatic Service in 1828. He was Secretary of the British legation at The Hague 1845–184 ...

* 1855–1858: Peter Campbell Scarlett * 1859–1863: William Dougal Christie * 1865–1867: Sir Edward Thornton * 1867–1879: George Buckley-Mathew * 1879–1881: Clare Ford * 1881–1885:

Edwin Corbett Edwin Corbett (4 December 1819 – 22 February 1888) was a British diplomat who was envoy to several countries. Career Edwin Corbett graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1843, joined the Diplomatic Service in 1847 and was attaché at Par ...

* 1885–1888: Hugh MacDonell * 1888–1891: Hugh Wyndham

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of Brazil

*1891–1894: Hugh Wyndham (later Sir Hugh Wyndham) *1894–1900: Constantine Phipps (later Sir Constantine Phipps) *1900–1906: Sir Henry Dering, 9th Bt. *1906–1915: Sir William Henry Doveton Haggard *1915–1919: Sir Arthur Peel

Ambassador

*1919–1921: Sir Ralph Paget *1921–1925: Sir John Tilley *1925–1930: Sir Beilby Alston *1930–1935: Sir William Seeds *1935–1939: Sir Hugh Gurney *1939–1941:

Sir Geoffrey Knox Sir Geoffrey George Knox (11 March 18846 April 1958) was a British diplomat who served as High Commissioner of the League of Nations at Saar from 1 April 1932 to 1 March 1935 and the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Brazil from 1939 to 1941 ...

*1941–1944: Sir Noel Charles *1944–1947: Sir Donald Gainer *1947–1952: Sir Nevile Butler *1952–1956: Sir Geoffrey Thompson *1956–1958: Sir Geoffrey Harrison *1958–1963: Sir Geoffrey Wallinger *1963–1966: Sir Leslie Fry *1966–1969: Sir John Russell *1969–1973: Sir David Hunt *1973–1977: Sir Derek Dodson *1977–1979: Sir Norman Statham *1979–1981: George Edmund Hall *1981–1984: William Harding (later Sir William Harding) *1984–1987: John Ure (later Sir John Ure) *1987–1992: Michael Newington *1992–1995: Peter Heap (later Sir Peter Heap) *1995–1999: Donald Haskell *1999–2004: Sir Roger Bone *2004–2008: Peter Collecott *2008–2013: Alan Charlton *2013–2017: Alex Ellis *2017–2020: Vijay Rangarajan *2021–2022: Peter Wilson *2022–: Melanie Hopkins (acting)

References

External links

UK and Brazil
''gov.uk''
Previous Ambassadors
(up to 2008), British Embassy Brasilia {{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions