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17th January 2014 Brasilia, Brazil

by Martin Badham

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In December 2013, I was fortunate enough to be invited to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia by the British Consulate in Rio and the British Embassy in Brasilia.  As an accessible travel writer and a wheelchair user myself, I was particularly interested in exploring accessibility in Rio, the city that is to host the Olympic […]

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About Martin Badham

Martin joined the embassy in April 2013 after two and a half years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Conflict Department, dealing with peace building issues. He has also held…

Martin joined the embassy in April 2013 after two and a half years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Conflict Department, dealing with peace building issues. He has also held positions dealing with Central Africa and with police and judicial co-operation in Europe, working closely with the United Nations and the European Union in the process. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2006, following a year-long internship with the British Consulate General in New York.

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