Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver

This has to be the most friendly and helpful consulate (including my own country’s) I’ve ever been in anywhere in the world. I took my son’s passport in for a visa. I did not have the visa paperwork in order, so they gave me the necessary forms and some instructions. I returned later in the morning with the completed paperwork. Everything was in order and in about three days, the visa was ready.
When I went to pick up the visa, I was about 10 minutes early and was happy to wait in the elevator lobby checking email on my phone. The staff were still on lunch break but they saw me waiting in the elevator lobby so opened the door to let me in. I was greeted by two of the staff, one of whom had helped me complete the visa application, and we had a nice chat about Brazil, the food, and other highlights that my son might enjoy on his trip.
I really can’t say enough about how nice these consulate people were, if they are typical Brazilians, then Brazil must be the happiest country on the planet.