United States Recognizes Brazil and Establishes Diplomatic Relations
1824-05-26
Brazil began arranging foreign representation while separating from Portugal. In August 1822 Prince Pedro invited friendly governments to exchange diplomatic agents and appointed an envoy to the United States. That first appointee did not take up the mission. After independence and Pedro's proclamation as emperor, José Silvestre Rebello received the assignment in 1824 and traveled to Washington to obtain recognition. [1]
José Silvestre Rebello presented himself to President James Monroe as Brazil’s chargé d’affaires on 26 May 1824. Monroe’s reception recognized the newly independent country and established diplomatic relations. [2]
American contact with Brazil had begun through the ports. Merchant ships called at Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro while Brazil remained under Portuguese rule, and American consulates appeared in Pernambuco and Rio during the 1810s. [2]
An American diplomatic mission followed in Rio de Janeiro, where Condy Raguet presented his credentials to Emperor Pedro I on 29 October 1825. The legation would become an embassy in 1905. [2]
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Sources
- Brazil, the United States and Monroeism: Reproduced Early Diplomatic Documents
Document 114, enclosure section I, pp. 116–118; August 1822 manifesto and appointment decree; replacement by Rebello in 1824
- Brazil: recognition and diplomatic relations — Office of the Historian
Early consulates, May 26, 1824 recognition, October 29, 1825 legation, and wartime expeditionary force
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