The Embassy of Colombia in Brasília is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Federative Republic of Brazil; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil. It is located in the Southern Embassy Sector (SES) in the Asa Sul district of Brasília, precisely on lot 10 of block 803.[1][2]
| Embassy of Colombia, Brasília | |
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| Location | Asa Sul |
| Address | Avenida das Nações SES Quadra 803 Lote 10 Brasília, DF, 70200-030, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 15°48′36.55″S 47°52′39.33″W / 15.8101528°S 47.8775917°W |
| Ambassador | María Elvira Pombo Holguín |
The embassy is also accredited to the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Benin, the Republic of Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Gabonese Republic, the Republic of Ghana, and the Republic of Liberia.[3]
The embassy's chancery, along with the ambassador's residence, which is located in the same complex, were built in 1979 and designed by Brazilian architect César Barney Caldas, and inaugurated in 1981 by President of Colombia, Julio Turbay Ayala, the President of Brazil, João Batista Figueiredo, and Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil, Germán Rodríguez Fonnegra.[4] The buildings are essentially functional and sober with straight horizontal lines, and naked concrete.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Misiones de Colombia en el Exterior: Brasil" (in Spanish). Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "SES Quadra 803 Lote 10". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Colombia, President of (20 June 2011). "Decreto 2182 de 2011" (PDF). Diario Oficial (decree) (in Spanish) (48, 107). Bogotá: Colombia, National Printing Office. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Embaixada da Colômbia" (in Portuguese). Brasilia: Anual Design. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
External links
edit- Embassy's Website (in Spanish)
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