HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Embassy of the USSR (Russia) in Brasília

Посольство СССР (России) в Бразилиа
BrazilБразилиа1961Public buildings
The plot in the South Embassy Sector on Avenida das Nações (SES 801, Lot A) was granted free of charge to the Soviet Union after the agreement on embassies in Moscow and Brasília was signed in late 1961. The embassy complex was built in the 1970s to a design by architects M. V. Posokhin, D. I. Burdin and V. A. Klimov; the artistic decoration was carried out in 1974 by Z. K. Tsereteli. It housed the Soviet embassy until 1991 and the embassy of the Russian Federation afterwards.
Участок в Южном посольском секторе на проспекте Наций (SES 801, лот A) был безвозмездно предоставлен Советскому Союзу после подписания в конце 1961 года соглашения о размещении посольств в Москве и Бразилиа. Комплекс посольства построен в 1970-х годах по проекту архитекторов М. В. Посохина, Д. И. Бурдина и В. А. Климова; художественное оформление в 1974 году выполнил З. К. Церетели. До 1991 года здесь работало посольство СССР, затем — посольство Российской Федерации.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionEmbassy
Present ownerRussian Federation
Acquisitionreceived as a gift, 1961
StatusIn use
As of2025-06
The complex is used by the Embassy of the Russian Federation: on 12 June 2025 a Russia Day reception was held at the embassy in Brasília.

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