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  • Young diplomats in the communications and documentation department

    01Young diplomats in the communications and documentation department

  • A bridge connecting the palace and main annex

    02A bridge connecting the palace and main annex

  • Security guard outside Celso Amorim’s office

    03Security guard outside Celso Amorim’s office

  • Adriana Telles Ribeiro who works in the undersecretariat for Brazilian communities abroad

    04Adriana Telles Ribeiro who works in the undersecretariat for Brazilian communities abroad

  • Room used for press conferences, with headphone sockets for simultaneous translation

    05Room used for press conferences, with headphone sockets for simultaneous translation

  • Main façade. The marble sculpture, ‘Meteoro’ (1966-67), is by Bruno Giorgi

    06Main façade. The marble sculpture, ‘Meteoro’ (1966-67), is by Bruno Giorgi

  • Antonio Augusto Martins Cesar who works on the Africa desk

    07Antonio Augusto Martins Cesar who works on the Africa desk

  • Spanish class at the Rio Branco Institute

    08Spanish class at the Rio Branco Institute

  • Library at the ministry

    09Library at the ministry

  • Communications department director Hélio Vitor Ramos Filho. He has spent 30 years in the service with postings to Rome, Lima, Washington and Lisbon

    10Communications department director Hélio Vitor Ramos Filho. He has spent 30 years in the service with postings to Rome, Lima, Washington and Lisbon

  • Roberto Moreira: the ministry’s in-house barber for that diplomat’s look

    11Roberto Moreira: the ministry’s in-house barber for that diplomat’s look

  • In the main annex each floor has wall panels in a different colour. The security guard does not always match the decor

    12In the main annex each floor has wall panels in a different colour. The security guard does not always match the decor

  • Aletha Pennati Migita who works in protocol and has to explain to visiting dignitaries about the help-yourself state lunches

    13Aletha Pennati Migita who works in protocol and has to explain to visiting dignitaries about the help-yourself state lunches

  • Rio de Janeiro room for formal events. Chairs by Bernardo Figueiredo were inspired by the palace’s architecture

    14Rio de Janeiro room for formal events. Chairs by Bernardo Figueiredo were inspired by the palace’s architecture

  • Garden by Burle Marx with bronze sculpture ‘Three Ladies’ (1939) by Lasar Segall

    15Garden by Burle Marx with bronze sculpture ‘Three Ladies’ (1939) by Lasar Segall

  • Reception area

    16Reception area

  • Canteen. Staff get a two-hour lunch break so many head to nearby malls for food

    17Canteen. Staff get a two-hour lunch break so many head to nearby malls for food

  • Entrance to the grand reception hall

    18Entrance to the grand reception hall

  • Gilberto Fonseca-Guimarães de Moura who works with the BRIC nations. Former postings include: East Berlin, Ottawa, La Paz, Paris, Warsaw and Berlin (post-unification)

    19Gilberto Fonseca-Guimarães de Moura who works with the BRIC nations. Former postings include: East Berlin, Ottawa, La Paz, Paris, Warsaw and Berlin (post-unification)

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Emerging Markets

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Ministry of sun— Brazília

Preface

A fast-expanding embassy network and a clever use of its culture mean Brazil is making friends all around the world. Is this just an attempt to secure a seat on the UN Security Council or an emerging nation trying to change the world order?

Embassy, Security Council, UN, ambassador, change

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