Luanda - The Consulate General of Brazil in Angola issues about 200 visas per week, mainly tourist, student and work visas, the Brazilian ambassador to Angola, Eugênia Barthelmess, said Thursday in Luanda.
According to the diplomat, there is a "very important demand and Brazil is trying to assess the visa applications correctly," stressing that this volume is within the human capacity of the institution to process and analyze.
The diplomat clarified that in order to meet the demand, the Brazilian government opened a Consulate General in Luanda, which now operates as an autonomous consular entity from the embassy, so that it can dedicate itself exclusively to migration and consular issues between the two countries.
Following the recognition of Angola as an independent country on November 11, 1980, the two countries signed an agreement on economic, scientific and technical cooperation on June 11, 1980.
Angola and Brazil cooperate in various sectors, especially health, culture, public administration, vocational training, education, environment, sports, statistics and agriculture.
Brazil was the first country in the world to recognize Angola's independence. MGM/VIC/TED/AMP
