Sérgio Arruda


Sérgio De Souza Fontes Arruda is a Brazilian diplomat, currently the Ambassador of Brazil in Malaysia.

Biography

He was born in Rio de Janeiro, son of Archimedes de Andrade Arruda and Lea de Sousa Fontes Arruda. Married to Geo Alencar Arruda with who has two children and since the 25th of March 2009 he also became a grandfather after his grandson Joao Henrique was born, son of his firstborn daughter Mariana.
He received his law degree in 1966 from the National University of Rio de Janeiro, and graduated in 1965 from the Brazilian diplomatic school Instituto Rio Branco. In 1983 he received the High Level degree in Diplomacy.
After becoming Second Secretary he started his diplomatic career abroad in Madrid in 1968. His first time as Ambassador was in 1995 in Kingston, Jamaica, and as General Consul in 2006 in Rotterdam.

Professional Background