Since 1971, the Brazilian Embassy in Paris has occupied a private mansion that belonged to the Schneider family, industrialists of the Creusot steel industry.
Located within a perimeter of protection of a historic monument, within an urban complex listed in the inventory of historic and picturesque sites of Paris, the Schneider Hotel is located on the right bank of the Seine, in the 8th arrondissement, between the Pont de l'Alma and the Pont des Invalides.
The building, erected in the first half of the 19th century in the eclectic style of the Second Empire, underwent major restoration and expansion work around 1900, commissioned by the Schneider family to Ernest Sanson, the favourite architect of the great families of the time.
The public will have the opportunity to discover the exterior and interior of this beautiful example of emblematic architecture of Paris, to know its intimate history by visiting its reception rooms, and to appreciate paintings, photographs, tapestries and sculptures by renowned Brazilian artists such as Sebastião Salgado and Di Cavalcanti.
In order to showcase its art collection, the embassy will have the pleasure of showing several areas of its chancery, previously closed to the public.