[carlos_dfc]

Yep - in that position it would most definitely have been Venus.

Mercury and Jupiter are also currently southeast, just after the sun sets - but they set so close behind the Sun, that they are almost lost in the bright background sky - a casual observer would be unlikely to notice them.

Saturn is also coming to prominence over the next few months - but is currently rising quite late, from the west, and isn't in a good position to view, until quite late on.

Venus is VERY bright and prominent at the moment - brightest thing in the sky by a long way (after the Sun and Moon)
If you have binoculars take a look - it shows phases like the Moon, and is currently at about half-phase.
10x binocs will show the phase - looks like a tiny half-moon - and over the next couple of months, will gradually shrink to a crescent.