Embassy of Brazil, London

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Embassy of Brazil in London
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Location Westminster, London
Address14/16 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BL
Coordinates 51°30′27″N0°07′50″W / 51.50750°N 0.13056°W / 51.50750; -0.13056
Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota

The Embassy of Brazil in London is the diplomatic mission of Brazil in the United Kingdom. [1] It is located at 14-16 Cockspur Street, close to Trafalgar Square. The Grade II listed building dates from 1906: it was designed by Arthur Bolton, originally as the headquarters of the Hamburg America Line. [2]

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Ancillary buildings

The residence that the Brazilian ambassador occupies is located in a separate building at 54 Mount Street, Mayfair, as is the Consular section which is at 3-4 Vere Street, Marylebone. [1] Brazil also maintain an Office of the Naval Adviser at 170 Upper Richmond Road, Putney and an Office of the Air Adviser/Brazil Aeronautical Commission in Europe at 16 Great James Street, Bloomsbury. [1]

Previous locations

The Embassy moved to its current location in Cockspur Street in 2011, from Green Street, Mayfair. From 1917 to 1920 the Embassy was located at 51 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, [3] then at 19 Upper Brook Street 1921–40. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "14–16, Cockspur Street SW1". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Upper Brook Street: South Side Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings)". British History Online. LCC 1980. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Upper Brook Street: North Side Pages 200-210 Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings)". British History Online. LCC 1980. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

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