Ambassador Marco Farani has been serving as consul general of Brazil in Miami since July 2026. Born in the State of Espírito Santo, he joined the Brazilian diplomatic service in 1981 after completing the Diplomatic Career Training Program at the Rio Branco Institute. Throughout more than four decades of public service, he has built extensive experience in political, economic, cultural, and consular affairs in Brazil and abroad. Overseas, he served at the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in New York; at the Brazilian Embassies in Tokyo and Beijing; and as consul general of Brazil in Tokyo. Most recently, he served as ambassador of Brazil to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and as permanent representative of Brazil to the international organizations based in London.