# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Brazil

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, Johan Paues [sv], 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, Jan Stenström [sv] presented his credentials to the Brazilian Foreign Minister José Carlos de Macedo Soares [pt; es; fr].

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1825) |||||
| Johan Albert Kantzow | 12 August 1808 – 1811 | Chargé d'affaires | Also general trading agent. |
| Empire of Brazil (1822–1889) |||||
| Lorentz Westin | 1825–1827 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Lorentz Westin | 1827–1830 | Chargé d'affaires | Also consul general. |
| David Gustaf Anckarloo | 26 January 1830 – 1831 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Lars Gustaf Morsing | 1845–1860 | Chargé d'affaires | Acting consul general in 1844 and consul general from 1845. Died in office. |
| Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius | 31 December 1860 – 23 September 1864 | Chargé d'affaires | Swedish-Norwegian consul general in Rio de Janeiro 5 January 1861, on leave 18 February 1862. |
| Erik Cederstråhle | 7 November 1879 – 7 March 1886 | Chargé d'affaires | Also consul general. Died in office. |
| First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930) |||||
| Johan Paues | 1913–1918 | Chargé d'affaires | Also consul general. |
| Johan Paues | 1918–1920 | Resident minister | |
| Gylfe Anderberg | 1919–1920 | Chargé d'affaires | Also acting consul general. |
| Johan Paues | 1921 – 1 January 1936 | Envoy | Acting 1920–21. |
| Axel Paulin | 1923–1924 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Axel Paulin | 1926–1926 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Gustaf Weidel | 1 January 1936 – 1943 | Envoy | |
| Ragnar Kumlin | 1944–1948 | Envoy | |
| Republic of the United States of Brazil (1930–1967) |||||
| Knut Richard Thyberg | 1948–1955 | Envoy | |
| Jan Stenström | 1955 – June 1956 | Envoy | |
| Jan Stenström | June 1956 – 1960 | Ambassador | |
| Sven Fredrik Hedin | January 1960 – April 1960 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Carl Douglas | April 1960 – 21 January 1961 | Ambassador | Died in office. |
| Sven Fredrik Hedin | January 1961 – April 1961 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Jens Malling | April 1961 – July 1961 | Chargé d'affaires en pied | |
| Jens Malling | July 1961 – 1965 | Ambassador | |
| Gustaf Bonde | 1966–1970 | Ambassador | |
| Federative Republic of Brazil (1967–present) |||||
| Bengt Odevall | 1970–1975 | Ambassador | |
| Gunnar Lonaeus | 1975–1978 | Ambassador | |
| Lennart Rydfors | 1978–1986 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Asunción (from 1981). |
| Krister Kumlin | 1986–1990 | Ambassador | |
| Gunnar Hultner | 1990–1996 | Ambassador | |
| Christer Manhusen | 1996–2001 | Ambassador | |
| Staffan Åberg | 2001–2003 | Ambassador | |
| Margareta Winberg | 2003–2007 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Paramaribo (from 2004). |
| Annika Markovic | 2008–2011 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Paramaribo. |
| Magnus Robach | September 2011 – 2014 | Ambassador | |
| Per-Arne Hjelmborn | 2014–2019 | Ambassador | |
| Johanna Brismar Skoog | 1 September 2019 – 2022 | Ambassador | |
| Karin Wallensteen | August 2022 – present | Ambassador | |

## Gallery

* Ambassador Per-Arne Hjelmborn (2014–2019) and Minister of Defence Jaques Wagner
* Ambassador Karin Wallensteen (2022–present) and President Jair Bolsonaro.