The Ambassador of Sweden to Brazil (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Federative Republic of Brazil) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Brazil and federal government of Brazil.

History A Swedish consulate (trade agency) was established in Rio de Janeiro on 24 May 1808. Johan Albert Kantzow was appointed Sweden's first chargé d'affaires and general trading agent in Rio de Janeiro on 12 August 1808. The consulate was restructured into a consulate general on 25 May 1850. The consul general had previously, in the capacity of chargé d'affaires, also held a diplomatic assignment, which ended by decision on 23 September 1864.

In May 1918, the King in Council appointed and designated the chargé d'affaires and consul general in Rio de Janeiro, , as resident minister to Brazil. He was appointed Sweden's first envoy to Brazil in 1921.

In April 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Brazilian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. In June of the same year, presented his credentials to the Brazilian Foreign Minister .

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefUnited Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1825)Johan Albert Kantzow12 August 1808 – 1811Chargé d'affairesAlso general trading agentEmpire of Brazil (1822–1889)Lorentz Westin1825–1827Chargé d'affaires ad interimLorentz Westin1827–1830Chargé d'affairesAlso consul generalDavid Gustaf Anckarloo26 January 1830 – 1831Chargé d'affairesLars Gustaf Morsing1845–1860Chargé d'affairesActing consul general in 1844 and consul general from 1845. Died in officeGunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius31 December 1860 – 23 September 1864Chargé d'affairesSwedish-Norwegian consul general in Rio de Janeiro 5 January 1861, on leave 18 February 1862.Erik Cederstråhle7 November 1879 – 7 March 1886Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general. Died in office.Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889–1967)Johan Paues1913–1918Chargé d'affairesAlso consul generalJohan Paues1918–1920Resident ministerGylfe Anderberg1919–1920Chargé d'affairesAlso acting consul general.Johan Paues1921 – 1 January 1936EnvoyActing 1920–21Axel Paulin1923–1924Chargé d'affairesAxel Paulin1926–1926Chargé d'affairesGustaf Weidel1 January 1936 – 1943EnvoyRagnar Kumlin1944–1948EnvoyKnut Richard Thyberg1948–1955EnvoyJan Stenström1955 – June 1956EnvoyJan StenströmJune 1956 – 1960AmbassadorJune 1956Sven Fredrik HedinJanuary 1960 – April 1960Chargé d'affaires ad interimCarl DouglasApril 1960 – 21 January 1961AmbassadorDied in officeSven Fredrik HedinJanuary 1961 – April 1961Chargé d'affaires ad interimJens MallingApril 1961 – July 1961Chargé d'affaires en piedJens MallingJuly 1961 – 1965AmbassadorGustaf Bonde1966–1970AmbassadorFederative Republic of Brazil (1967–present)Bengt Odevall1970–1975AmbassadorGunnar Lonaeus1975–1978AmbassadorLennart Rydfors1978–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited to Asunción (from 1981)Krister Kumlin1986–1990AmbassadorGunnar Hultner1990–1996AmbassadorChrister Manhusen1996–2001AmbassadorStaffan Åberg2001–2003AmbassadorMargareta Winberg2003–2007AmbassadorAlso accredited to Paramaribo (from 2004)Political appointee (non-career diplomat)Annika Markovic2008–2011AmbassadorAlso accredited to ParamariboMagnus RobachSeptember 2011 – 2014AmbassadorPer-Arne Hjelmborn2014–2019AmbassadorJohanna Brismar Skoog1 September 2019 – 2022Ambassador3 October 2019Karin WallensteenAugust 2022 – presentAmbassador29 August 2022

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See also Brazil–Sweden relations

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