: C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁Wy att ▁Ear p ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁La ure l ▁& ▁Hard y <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁Amb ass adors ▁of ▁Brazil , ▁or ▁other ▁chief s ▁of ▁mission , ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁The ▁title ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁External ▁Rel ations ▁of ▁the ▁Feder ative ▁Republic ▁of ▁Brazil ▁to ▁this ▁position ▁is ▁currently ▁" Am b assador ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary " ▁( ). ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁fifty ▁represent atives ▁of ▁various ▁ranks ▁and ▁titles ▁from ▁Brazil ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁were ▁ ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁to ▁recognize ▁Brazil ' s ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁September ▁▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁by ▁the ▁reg ent , ▁he ir ▁and ▁crown ▁prince ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Al gar ves , ▁Dom ▁Pedro ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁B rag anza ▁who ▁soon ▁became ▁Emperor ▁Pedro ▁I ▁( 1 7 9 8 - 1 8 3 4 , ▁re igned ▁ 1 8 2 2 - 1 8 3 4 ), ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Brazil , ▁which ▁end ured ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁under ▁his ▁son ▁Dom ▁Pedro ▁II ▁when ▁the ▁present ▁republic ▁and ▁feder ation