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Brazil Visa & Entry Requirements

Everything you need to apply for an evisa and travel to brazil.

If you’re planning a trip to Brazil, you need to understand the visa and entry requirements . The visa you need depends on your nationality and how long you’ll stay.

With this guide, you can find out whether you’re eligible for a Brazil e-Visa , and everything you need to apply . Check all the eVisa conditions and the information required for a successful application with brazilevisas.com.

Brazil’s Visa Policy for Foreign Visitors

Brazil’s visa requirements are divided into 3 catgories :

• Countries eligible for the eVisa
• Other visa-required countries
• Visa exempt countries

Check each category below to find out what you need to travel to Brazil.

Countries eligible for the Brazil eVisa

The Brazil eVisa is available to citizens of:

• United States

You must hold a valid passport from one of these countries to apply for a Brazil visa online . It’s the most convenient visa option for eligible short-stay visitors.

Other visa-required countries for Brazil

Travelers from some African and Asian countries need a traditional visa for Brazil. If you’re from a visa-required country other than Australia, Canada, and the United States, you need to apply for your visa in person .

Check the visa requirements for your nationality and apply at the embassy.

Visa-exempt countries for Brazil

Visa exempt countries for Brazil include all European Union member states and several Africa, Asian, and Central American countries. Visa exemptions are for up to 90 days in most cases.

Important : Australia, Canada, and the United States are no longer exempt from visa requirements for Brazil. An eVisa is required for entry from April 10, 2025.

Visa requirements to work or reside in Brazil

The Brazil eVisa does not allow you to work or stay in Brazil long term. If you want to stay longer than 90 days, of for reasons not permitted with an eVisa, you need to get a different visa type regardless of your nationality.

Eligibility Conditions for the Brazil eVisa

As well as being from an eligible country , you must meet the other eVisa requirements.

Maximum length of stay To get an eVisa for Brazil, you must be staying for no more than 90 days.

Permitted travel reasons You can apply for an eVisa if you’re traveling to Brazil for tourism, business, transit, sports and artistic performances

Documents You Need to Apply for an eVisa

To apply for your eVisa for Brazil you need your:

• Debit or credit card

Make sure your passport was issued by one of the eligible countries and is valid for at least 6 months after the date you’ll enter Brazil. You need to upload a digital copy of your passport bio page and proof of employment as part of the application process.

For the Business eVisa , applicants need to provide:

• Business invitation letter
• Proof of company’s financial support
• Proof of sufficient funds (.e.g bank account statement)

You must also supply a recent digital photograph of yourself . It must meet all the Brazil visa photo requirements .

Technical Requirements for the Online Visa Application

You need an electronic device connected to the internet to complete the online visa application.

Use your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or personal computer to apply from anywhere in the world.

There are no specific technical requirements. Complete the form from your device and submit your application. If you do have any issues completing your application, get in touch with the brazilevisas.com technical support team .

Information Requirements for the Brazil eVisa Form

To complete your Brazil eVisa application, you need to provide accurate information.

Personal information

• Nationality
• Date of birth

Passport data

• Passport number
• Expiry date

Travel details

• Date of arrival
• Reason for visiting

Make sure you enter all your information accurately. Mistakes or missing information could lead to processing delays. Check the tooltips provided on the brazilevisas.com form for additional information on what to include in each field.

Entry Requirements for Brazil

As a foreign national, you need your passport, visa and e-DBV to travel to Brazil . Make sure you have both ready for inspection by immigration officials.

You must apply for your visa and travel to Brazil using the same passport. If you have renewed your passport since your visa was issued, you’ll need to reapply for your visa.

Holding a valid passport and approved visa does not guarantee entry. Immigration authorities will verify you meet all the entry requirements.

Do I need travel insurance to travel to Brazil?

Travel insurance is not mandatory to travel oto Brazil, but it is recommended . Consider taking out an insurance policy that covers trip cancelations, medical emergencies, and lost luggge.

Healthcare costs for foreigners in Brazil can be high, so it’s advisable to take out comprehensive insurance.

If you're traveling as part of a tour group or if you've booked your trip through a travel agency, they might have their own requirements or recommendations regarding travel insurance.

Additional requirements for children traveling to Brazil

Children also need a passport and visa to travel to Brazil. In addition, children who are are traveling with just one parent, or other relatives/a third party should carry:

• Copy of the child’s birth certificate
• Letter of consent from the non-traveling parent or guardian

Check the latest requirements for traveling to Brazil with children and make sure you have all the relevant documents.

Want to visit Brazil? From next year, travellers will need to share their bank statements first

By CNN staff | 3 months ago

2024 is shaping up to be the year of travel reprieves.

Hot on the heels of the European Union postponing (again) its much-mooted ETIAS program, which will require visitors from most non-EU countries to obtain pre-travel clearance, Brazil has pushed back the start of its new visa system for travellers from the US, Canada and Australia.

However, if 2024 is the year of the reprieve, 2025 is when everything will hit home. And for travellers from those three countries heading to Brazil, it'll hit home, hit their bank balances – and require them to share their bank statements, too.

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ETIAS is slated to start in 2025 and Brazil has now confirmed a start date for its visa program.

From April 10, 2025, citizens from Australia, Canada and the US will need a visa to enter the country. On the plus side, those travelling for tourism or cruise travel can apply for an evisa online, rather than visiting a consulate.

The cost will be $124 AUD, but the visa will be valid for 10 years and across multiple entries. Stays are limited to 90 days per year. The visa was previously due to be introduced in 2024 – or, rather, reintroduced.

Until 2019, travellers to Brazil were required to get visas – with evisas introduced only a year before the system was abolished completely.

Applicants will also need to provide additional information, according to the Brazilian government's website . A letter of intent should detail the dates and purpose of the trip, as well as confirmed details of where you'll be staying. Proof of residence in the US, and return tickets to Brazil (or, if not, a signed return declaration), and proof of income will also be required.

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The latter takes the form of the last three checking or savings account statements, or your last six payslips, and travellers will need an average of at least $2,000 ($3,058 AUD) showing in their account. Those who don't meet the requirements must get a sponsor to sign for them, showing their finances instead.

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While it sounds complex, visa systems tend to work on reciprocity and it's a similar situation for Brazilians travelling to the US – only worse.

Currently, almost all Brazilian citizens must schedule a visa appointment at their nearest embassy, and show that they have the means to pay for their entire proposed trip. A visa to the US – even for those transiting – costs $185.

Processing times for the Brazil visa system will be an average of five working days although VFS – the company handling applications – "strongly recommends" applying two months ahead of travel.

Brazil saw nearly six million arrivals in 2023, with 483,000 US citizens visiting in the first nine months of the year alone. That puts US visitors second only to Argentinians, according to travel trade publication TravelPulse .

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The initial deadline for the requirement was January 10, but it was postponed until April. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs justified the new deadline as necessary to complete the implementation process of the system and to avoid negative consequences for Brazilian tourism during the high travel season at the beginning of the year.

The visa requirement reverses the decision of former President Jair Bolsonaro's government in March 2019, which had waived the visa requirement for US, Canadian, Australian, and Japanese tourists visiting Brazil. The measure was unilateral, as Brazilians still needed a visa to travel to those countries, in accordance with the rules in force in each of them. However, the ministry explains that Brazilian diplomacy is based on reciprocal actions, such as visa requirements.

Japan was removed from this list in May 2023, when Brazil and the island nation signed an agreement to waive reciprocal visa requirements. The exemption came into force in September of the same year and applies to trips of up to 90 days.

Brazil’s international tourism authority Embratur, in partnership with tour operators and airlines in these three countries, has been promoting the visa requirement for tourists as of April 10.

According to Embratur, the content produced is being distributed across multiple platforms, including video, social media posts, hotsites, email campaigns, and posters at Brazilian diplomatic representations abroad, as well as on the websites of Brazilian embassies.

Electronic visa

Starting April 10, tourists from these three countries must apply for an electronic visa, known as an e-Visa, through the platform: https://brazil.vfsevisa.com . The visa issuance fee amounts to $80.90.

The 100 percent electronic visa eliminates the need for applicants to visit a Brazilian consulate. Through the online process, applicants can submit the required documentation, such as uploading images and a recent photo, and will receive the visa electronically via email. To enter Brazil, they will only need to present their valid passport and a printed copy of the temporary visa.

The website also recommends applying for the e-Visa in advance to avoid travel disruptions caused by delays or missed connections.

The e-Visa will allow multiple entries and will have the same validity period as conventional visas: ten years for Americans and five years for Canadians and Australians.

The new rules will apply to those staying in Brazilian territory for up to 90 days, which can be extended for an additional 90 days, as long as they do not exceed 180 days within a 12-month period.

In case of any questions about the e-Visa, Canadian, Australian, or US citizens should send an email to [email protected] , including their full name, country of citizenship, and, if applicable, details of the issue, a screenshot or photo of any error message, and information about the device (cell phone, computer, tablet) used to access the site.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Brazilian Tourist Visa

November 13, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 313 Comments

In an attempt to simplify the lives of people who wish to travel to Brazil on a tourist visa I’ve created this page that should cover 99% of the questions that people have. Everything from how to apply for your Brazilian tourist visa, how to extend your visa, what happens if you overstay your visa, what you can do and can’t do on a visa is covered in this post.

Please note that none of the following constitutes legal advice. Though every effort has been to provide accurate information based on official sources, consultations with legal professionals and hundreds of conversations with people who have been through the system, there are no guarantees when it comes to Brazil. Your mileage may vary.

Update November 2017: A new law went into effect that changed some of the laws governing the rights of foreigners in Brazil. This law also changes the fine for overstaying on a tourist visa from R$8.28 per day to R$100 per day, maxing out at R$10,000. See the law here:

Countries that do not require a tourist visa to Brazil

Holders of passports from the following 76 jurisdictions do not need to apply for a tourist visa before entering Brazil. For most South American countries it is possible to enter Brazil up to 90 days with just an ID card. Citizens of all other countries

Andora, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cypress, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland. Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia. Malta, Macau, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Malta, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Saint Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tunisia. Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela.

How to Apply for A Brazilian Tourist Visa

In general these are the documents you will need to apply for a Brazilian visa. Check the specific requirements of the Brazilian consulate in your jurisdiction.

• A valid Passport with at least 6 months of eligibility and 2 blank pages left open
• A signed Visa Application Form. You can get one from any consulate’s website .
• State ID or utility bill to prove residency in the jurisdiction you’re applying in (US citizens)
• 1 recent 2″ x 2″ color passport-type photo showing the full front view of your face
• Copy of your round trip ticket to Brazil (or other proof of outbound travel)
• Money Order for Consular fees
• Proof of yellow fever vaccination may be required if you’ve visited certain countries within 90 days before applying. Verify with your consulate.

You may also have to pay a fee, which is charged in reciprocity for an identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a tourist visa to your country.

United States: US$ 160.00 Algeria: US$60.00; Angola: US$100.00; Australia: US$ 35.00; Canada: US$ 65.00; CAD $81.50 Japan: US$ 25.00; Nigeria: US$ 65.00; United Arab Emirates: US$55.00; United Kingdom: US$175.00 (only if stay is over 180 days); all other countries: US$20.00.

You’ll need to schedule an appointment in advance with your local Brazilian consulate or embassy in order to apply for a visa. It should take between 1-2 weeks for your visa application to be processed. Check the list below for your nearest consulate location .

Your closest Brazilian consulate may be very far away, in which case it’s recommended you look into a visa expedition service to avoid having to make a 20 hour trek.

Time Restrictions on the Brazilian Tourist Visa

Brazilian tourist visas are typically valid for up to 10 years from the date of issue. Residents of some countries must enter Brazil within 90 days of the visa being issued in order for it to be valid. Countries  on the list found here  with (90) next to them have this requirement.

You are allowed to stay up to 90 days per visit to Brazil and a total of 180 days per year in the country as a tourist. You can stay 180 consecutive days in Brazil but you’ll need to go to the Policia Federal and request an extension. More on that below.

How Does the 180 Day Thing Work?

A lot of confusion is generated by misunderstandings of how the 180 days are distributed, resulting in panic filled nights and people changing their travel plans. Some of the confusion can be cleared up by better understanding the terminology that we use.

There’s 2 distinct pieces of paper that are often referred to as ‘my tourist visa’.

1. Brazilian Travel Visa – A piece of paper that authorizes a passport holder from a non-visa exempt country to enter Brazil.

2. Arrival card – A piece of paper that you receive upon arrival authorizing your stay for a certain period. Never more than 90 days, but less can be given under the discretion of the Federal Police Agent.

During any one year period you are allowed to spend 180 days inside Brazil. This can be broken up any way that you want. 10 days here, 20 days there, 90 days here, 60 days there. Many people stay for 90 days, request a 90 day extension then leave once their second 90 day extension runs out.

The year is calculated based on the first time you enter Brazil, and not on the calendar year or some calendar that the Federal Police invented, as some people erroneously believe. So if you entered Brazil for the first time on June 15, 2014, you have 180 days to spend between June 15, 2014 and June 14, 2015, 180 days to spend between June 15, 2015 and June 14, 2016, etc.

What this means is that let’s say you entered Brazil for the first time on February 12, 2010. You came to Brazil for a few weeks to see Carnival and haven’t been back since. It’s now November 14, 2014. Your period for this year started February 12, 2014 and ends February 11, 2015. You can spend the 90 days or so until your period starts over, at which time you have another 180 days to spend in Brazil between February 12, 2015 and February 11, 2016.

Keep in mind that the visa card you receive on arrival determines how long you have to stay until you have to apply for an extension or leave the country in order to have not overstayed. They may give you less than 90 days, but they will never give you more than 90 days at one time.

When leaving Brazil it’s a good idea to ask the immigration officer at the airport to simulate a reentry in their computer to see how much time you really have left this period and when you’ll be able to reenter if you’ve used up all of your time already.

In some cases people who have entered via land borders have found that their period started later than they thought due to computers not syncing up data with other immigration computers.

What if I’m a Dual Citizen?

While in the past you may have been able to enter Brazil using one passport, stay for 180 days, then leave and re-enter under another passport, this is no longer the case. It used to be that different passports were recorded differently in the system. Recently the Federal Police have been connecting all of the information in their systems in a process known as  encruzamento de informações,  and now everything shows up as the record of one person.

If you’ve heard somebody say that they were able to succeed in entering under a 2nd passport, this is likely due to the  imprudente imperícia  or  negligência of the Policia Federal agent who received them at the border crossing. Sometimes there is an error in the system when processing entrances, and sometimes the person managing the system creates an error, resulting in someone doing something they shouldn’t have been able to.

I heard about some special cases…

Due to the lack of uniformity in how procedures in Brazil are carried out, there is a lot of confusion about how things actually work.

There are the laws as they are written, the procedures by which organs of government apply those laws, and what actually happens on a day to day basis.

The systems are supposed to operate in a certain way, but sometimes there are unexplained errors in the system. People are supposed to do their jobs in a certain way, but sometimes they make mistakes. Sometimes people get results than differ from the norm because the person attending them that day made a mistake.

How to Extend Your Stay in Brazil

Requests to extend your tourist visa for an additional 90 days must be made at the local Federal Police office. A complete list of Policia Federal locations is found at the bottom of this post.

It’s very important that you extend your stay before the initial 90 allotment has run out. If you stay 91 days and go to the Federal Police expecting to get an extension the Federal Police may give you a paper telling you that you have 7 days to leave the country instead.

You will need the following documents:

• A filled out visa extension request form. Found here.
• A printed bank statement or valid credit card to prove you will have sufficient money to spend another 90 days in the country; the bank statement has to be in your name.
• Proof of outbound travel. For simplicity’s sake, bring an airline ticket. A bus ticket will probably work without too much explaining. Having none of this, but having hotel bookings in a neighboring country may work with a bit of explaining done in your best Portuguese .
• Your passport  with the entrance stamp to Brazil.
• Your tourist card  (Cartão de Entrada) , issued when entering Brazil.
• Receipt of payment of visa fee . To do this you’ll first need to fill out this online form  (updated July 2018) and print out a receipt which you can pay at any bank. On the web form under Unidade Arrecadadora choose the city you’ll be submitting your request to. If you’re in a capital city you’ll choose Superintendincia regional no estado de [whatever state you’re in]. For codigo de receita STN use 140090, being the code for visa extentions. Then click ‘gerar guia,’ print out the form and pay the R$67 fee at the bank. Bring the receipt with you when you submit your visa application. Note that the website doesn’t always work with all browsers, so if it does something funny for you then try in a different browser.

Can I Change From A Tourist Visa to Another Visa Type?

If you enter Brazil under a tourist visa you will not be able to change visa types from within Brazil. You will need to leave the country then reenter under your new visa type in order for it to take effect.

Applying for a Student Visa for example must be done at a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy outside of Brazil. Some Europeans have reported success in completing this process in nearby Argentina or Uruguay, while many Americans have been told they need to do this in their home country. You’ll probably have to do this in your home country as well, but you may get lucky and succeed in getting your student visa without leaving the continent.

The exception to this is if you get married to a Brazilian in Brazil, or have a child born in Brazil you can apply for permanent residency at the Federal Police station without having to leave the country.

Overstaying a Brazilian Tourist Visa

Update November 2017:  The new Lei da Migração  has increased the fine for overstaying from R$8.28 per day to R$100 per day. The new maximum fine is now R$10,000.

Overstaying your tourist visa can happen in two cases:

• You’ve stayed beyond the 90 [or whatever they give you] days granted on your arrival card, or the 90 days granted by your extension.
• You’ve stayed in excess of 180 days during your 1 year period.

Once you’ve overstayed your tourist visa you will be subject to a fine of R$100 per day that you overstay, with the maximum fine being R$10,000. Whether you overstay 100 days or 10 years the fine is the same.

When you leave Brazil via airport, if they notice that you’ve overstayed they will take you into the back room and make you sign a form acknowledging that you’ve overstayed and that you agree to paying the fine. They will also leave a nasty stamp in your passport saying that you’ve overstayed and that you have an outstanding fine.  Make sure you have the form they give you with you when you return to Brazil in order to avoid complications. 

You’re technically supposed to pay this fine at a Banco do Brasil outside of Brazil, but in practice you’ll probably pay this fine when you try to reenter Brazil. If the immigration officer notices that you’ve overstayed he will hold onto your passport while you go to a bank or casa loterica to pay your fee. In some cases people have been sent back on the plane they came in on because their flight arrived in the middle of the night when banks were closed and the immigration officer didn’t want to be responsible for them. To avoid complications, bring Reais with you and arrive during normal business hours.

It’s also possible to go to the airport a day before your flight and pay the fine so that you don’t have to do this on the way back.

It’s worth noting that once you overstay your tourist visa you have committed an administrative infraction and have achieved irregular status. The penalty if you are caught is deportation and you will not be allowed back in until your period starts over.

On the rare occasion that a foreigner is caught by the authorities having overstayed their visa, they will typically be referred to the Federal Police and given between 3 and 8 days to leave the country.

Can I Get Married After Overstaying My Tourist Visa?

It is possible to marry to a Brazilian in Brazil regardless of how much time you have overstayed, as this is viewed as a fundamental human right. This is the law of the land, but  cartórios in the state of Rio de Janeiro have decided to not process marriages where the foreigner has overstayed their tourist visa. In this case you will need a court order to override their incorrect interpretation of the law.

When is the Next Time They’re Going to Give Amnesty?

There was a proposal that would’ve given amnesty to illegal foreigners in Brazil that was tabled on January 31, 2015. There is no indication as to when the motion will be considered again. View the proposal here.

Laws Governing the Brazilian Tourist Visa

Update:  A law passed in May 2017 that went into effect in November 2017 made some changes to the foreigner code. Previously,   LEI Nº 6.815, DE 19 DE AGOSTO DE 1980.   was the law which governed foreigner activities in Brazil. This law has been revoked and superceded by  Projeito de Lei 13445 / 2017 , which establishes the Lei da Migração or Migration Law.

A careful reading of this law would solve much of the confusion that people bring to this page. The rest of the confusion could be cleared up with uniform application of processes dictated by the laws as they are written.

What You Can and Can’t Do on a Tourist Visa

Article 9 states that tourist visas are granted to those who don’t intend on immigrating and aren’t aiming to participate in paid activities in Brazil.

Article 98 clarifies that you’re forbidden from partaking in paid activities in Brazil under a tourist visa.

Article 106 specifies a lot of things that foreigners can’t do, such as be the captain of a Brazilian boat, provide religious service to the armed forces, be a public auctioneer, be the leader of a trade union and a lot of other things that most foreigners wouldn’t think of doing.

Article 107 lays out the political activities that you’re forbidden from partaking in, such as organizing a political party, organizing a parade or demonstration or performing acts of political espionage.

Rights and Restrictions of Tourists in Brazil

Here are some rough translations of selected parts of Title X

Article 95. The foreigner residing in Brazil enjoys all of the rights recognized by Brazilians under the terms of the Constitution and the law.

Article 96. The foreigner should present proof of their legal stay in Brazil whenever requested by any authority or their agent.

Contact Info For Official Offices

You can find a complete list of Brazilian consulates around the world here.  Here’s another list in case you can’t find what you’re looking for there.

Brazilian Consulates in the US

Washington, D.C. Brazilian Embassy 3006 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008-3634 (202) 238-2700

Consular Service 3009 Whitehaven Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20008-3634 (202) 238-2828 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia

Consulate General of Brazil in Boston The Statler Building 20 Park Plaza, Suite 810 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 542-4000 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction:_Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago  401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3050 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 464-0244 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

Consulate General of Brazil in Houston 1233 West Loop South, Park Tower North, Suite 1150 Houston, TX 77027 (713) 961-3063/64/65 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

Consulate General of Brazil In Los Angeles 8484 Willshire Blvd., Suite 730 / 711 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Phone # (323) 651-2664 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, U.S. Pacific Islands (Johnston, Midway, Wake, Howland, Jarvis, Baker, Palmyra & Kingman), California counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura

Consulate General of Brazil in Miami 80 SW 8th Street 26th Floor Miami, FL 33130-3004 (305) 285 6200 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Florida,  Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and the Bahamas

Consulate General of Brazil in New York 1185 Avenue of the Americas 21st Floor New York, NY 10036-2601 (917) 777-7777 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Bermuda

Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco 300 Montgomery Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 981-8170 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and California counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benedito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislau, Sutter,Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolunme, Yolo and Yuma

Brazilian Consulate General in Atlanta 3500 Lenox Road, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: (404) 949-2400 Email: [email protected] Jurisdiction: States of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Brazilian Consulates in Canada

Note that the Visa Requirements for Canadians are the same as mentioned above . The visa fee must be paid with money order from Canada Post or your local bank.

Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver

666 Burrard Street – suite 2020 Vancouver, BC  V6C 2X8 Phone: 1 (604) 696-5311 Fax: 1 (604) 696-5366 [email protected] Jurisdiction: Serves British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Northwest Territories

Brazilian Embassy in Ottawa –

450 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6M8 Phone: (613) 237-1090 Fax (613) 237-6144 [email protected]

Brazilian Consulate General in Toronto

77 Bloor Street West, 1109 Toronto, Ontario. Phone: (416) 922 2503 Fax:  (416) 922 1832. [email protected] Jurisdiction: Ontario, except Ottawa, Manitoba and Nunavut

Brazilian Consulate General in Montreal

1, Westmount Square, suite 1700 Montreal, QC H3Z 2P9 Phone: 514-499-0968 [email protected] Jurisdiction: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland

Federal Police Station in Belo Horizonte. Bring a book to read while you wait.

Federal Police Offices in Brazil

The official list can be found here . Note that they give the incorrect address for the Policia Federal in Belo Horizonte and you should instead go to the address I’ve indicated below.

ACRE Rua Floriano Peixoto, 874 Centro 69908-030  Rio Branco AC Phone: (55) (68) 3212-1200 Fax: (55) (68) 3223-3565

ALAGOAS Av. Martin Luther King (Cais do Apolo), 321 Bairro do Recife 50030-230 Maceió AL Phone: (55) (81) 2137-4000 Fax: (55) (81) 2137-4033

Av. Maceió S/N – Bairro Jaraguá 57025-080 Maceió AL Phone: (55) (82)- 216-6767

AMAPÁ Av. Ernestino Borges, 1402 Bairro Jesus de Nazaré 68908-010 Macapá AM Phone (55) (96) 3213-7500/ 7504

AMAZONAS Av. Domingos Jorge Velho, 40 Bairro Don Pedro II- Planalto 69042-470  Manaus AM Phone: (55) (92) 3655-1515/ 1517 Fax: (55) (92) 3656- 7676

BAHIA Av. Oscar Pontes, 339 Bairro Agua de Meninos 40460-130  Salvador BA Phone: (55) (71) 3319-6000 Fax: (55) (71) 3321-3927

CEARÁ Rua Dr. Laudelino Coelho, 55 Bairro de Fátima 60415-430 Fortaleza CE Phone: (55) (85) 3392-4900 Fax: (55) (85) 3392-4973

DISTRITO FEDERAL SAIS Quadra 7 – Lote 23 Setor Policial Sul 70610-902  Brasília DF Phone: (55) (61) 2024-7500/ 7501/ 7502/ 7503/ 7678 Fax: (55) (61) 2024-7401

ESPÍRITO SANTO Rua Vale do Rio Doce, 01 São Torguato – Vila Velha 29114-670  Vitória ES Phone: (55) (27) 3041-8000/ 8002 Fax: (55) (27) 3041-8030

GOIÁS Av. edmundo Pinheiro de Abreu, 826 Setor Bela Vista 74823-030 Goiânia GO Phone: (55) (62) 3240-9600 Fax: (55) (62) 3240-9623

MARANHÃO Av. Daniel de La Touche, 4000 Cohama 65074-115  São Luis MA Phone: (55) (98) 3131-5100/ 5173 Fax: (55) (98) 3131-5103

MATO GROSSO Av. Historiador Rubens de Mendonça, 1205 Araés 78008-000  Cuiabá MT Phone: (55) (65) 3614-5600/ 5665 Fax: (55) (65) 3314-5506 E-mail:  [email protected]

MATO GROSSO DO SUL Rua Fernando Luiz Fernandes, 322 Lar do Trabalhador 79110-901 Campo Grande MS Phone: (55) (67) 3368-1100 Fax: (55) (67) 3368-1169 E-mail:   [email protected]

MINAS GERAIS Rua Francisco Deslandes, 900 – Anchieta – in the 3 rd floor of Shopping Plaza Anchieta (Note that the office has moved and and many official sources are outdated and mistakenly report that this is located at Francisco Holandes)

30310-530  Belo Horizonte MG Phone: (55) (31) 3218-6420 Fax: (55) (31) 3335-8832

PARÁ Av. Almirante Barroso, 4466 66610-000  Belém PA Phone: (55) (91) 3214-8000/ 8014 Fax: (55) (91) 3214-8043

PARAÍBA BR 230, Km 07, Via de Acesso Ponta de Campina 58310-000 Cabedelo PB Phone: (55) (83) 3248-5900 Fax: (55) (83) 3248-5901

PARANÁ Rua Professora Sandalia Monzon, 210 Santa Candida 82640-040  Curitiba PR Phone: (55) (41) 3251-7500/ 7501 Fax: (55) (41) 3257-2738 E-mail:  [email protected]

PIAUÍ Rua Maranhão, 1022 – Norte – Centro 64000-010  Teresina PI Phone: (55) (86) 2106-4924 Fax: (55) (86) 2106-4921

RIO DE JANEIRO GIG International Airport – Av. Rodrigues Alves, 1 – 3º floor – Centro 20081-250  Rio de Janeiro RJ Phone: (55) (21) 2203-4000 Fax: (55) (21) 2253-3454

RIO GRANDE DO NORTE Rua Dr. Lauro Pinto, 155 Nova Lagoa 59064-250  Natal RN Phone: (55) (84) 3204-5503/ 5500 Fax: (55) (84) 3204-5604 E-mail:  [email protected]  and [email protected]

RIO GRANDE DO SUL Av. Ipiranga, 1365 – Azenha 90160-093  Porto Alegre RS Phone: (55) (51) 3235-9000/ 9001/ 9003/ 9007/ 9020 Fax: (55) (51) 3235-9004

RONDÔNIA Av. Lauro Sodré, 2905 – Costa e Silva Porto Velho RO 76802-449 Phone: (55) (69) 3216-6200/ 6225 Fax: (55) (69) 3216-6244/ 3229-3546

RORAIMA Rua Fernao Dias Paes Lemos, 11 Calunga 69303-220  Boa Vista RR Phone: (55) (95) 3621-1515 Fax: (55) (95) 3621-1525

SANTA CATARINA Av. Paschoal Apostolo Pitsica, 4744 Agronômica 88025-255   Florianópolis SC Phone/Fax: (55) (48) 3281-6500

SÃO PAULO Rua Hugo D’ Antola, 95 – Lapa 05038-090  São Paulo SP Phone: (11) 3538-5000 Fax: (55) (11) 3538-5930/ 6187 E-mail:  [email protected]

SERGIPE Av. Augusto Franco, 2260 Siqueira Campos 49075-100  Aracajú SE Phone: (55) (79) 3234-8500/ 8579 Fax: (55) (79) 3234-8547

TOCANTINS Av. Teotonio Segurado, Qd 302 Norte QI 01 Lote 02 77006-332  Palmas TO Phone: (55) (63) 3218-5700/ 5715 Fax: (55) (63) 3218-5715

Using a Visa Expedition Service

While this guide was written for people who like to figure things out by themselves, some people may prefer to use the services of a visa expedition company. In other cases there may be no other option but to use the services of such a company, as they often have connections and insights into the visa application process that mere mortals cannot hope to attain under short notice.

If you would rather pay someone to take care of all of the dirty work for you, here are three visa expedition services that come recommended by readers:

VisaHQ  – The most popular option recommended by Brazilian Gringo readers.

Travel Visa Pro  – These guys are supposedly pretty quick and they offer a lot of other services as well such as legalizations.

Passport Visa Express  – Somewhat of a dinosaur in the visa expediting industry. Their website is really easy to use with a tool that shows you everything you need to know based on your zip code.

Though I believe this to be the best information you’ll find on this subject on the internet, nothing is guaranteed since this is Brazil after all, where bureaucrats can make up rules on the spot and deny your legal requests just because they can.

You may hear people disputing some of the assertions made above. I’m not going to say that they’re wrong, because their experience might speak to the truth of a particular government office on a certain day when a specific person was working there and decided that things were going to be done differently that day.

I understand that people make significant life decisions based around their legal status in Brazil and I’ve gone to painstaking lengths to gather enough stories from people to be able to guarantee with reasonable certainty that what I’ve written is actually how things work in practice.

Best of luck to you out there. If you have any questions or want to share your experiences so we can all benefit from them, please do so below.

Before You Comment

I’m sure you have questions about your case. I assure you that there’s nothing unique about your situation, and I’ve probably answered a question like yours several times before. Read through the comments thoroughly before asking another question.

If after reading you still feel like you need to ask a question, I’d like to ask you a question first. Is it information that you want from me, or are you hoping that I’ll remove some of the uncertainty you’re feeling about this process? At some point on your Brazilian journey you’re going to have to learn how to proceed boldly in situations of uncertainty. If you don’t start now, then when?

If you feel like your situation is really complex and you want help beyond what’s written in the article, leave a comment so that I can answer your question in a place where others can read it.

If you have legal issues that go beyond needing simple help with your tourist visa, email me and I’ll refer you to an immigration lawyer in Rio who can sort you out.

About Josh Plotkin

Josh Plotkin is a long term expat and digital nomad who loves exploring Brazil. You can follow him on Youtube.

Do you need a visa for Brazil?

Foreign nationals from over 80 countries – including folks from EU countries, the United Kingdom , New Zealand, South Africa and Japan – can travel to Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days per entry.

Passport holders from Australia , Canada and the United States must apply for an e-visa to enter Brazil for tourism, transit or business  on the Brazilian government's e-visa website . If you have a valid physical visa on your passport for the purpose of your visit, you do not need to apply for a new visa.

Foreign nationals from over 80 countries can travel to Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days per entry. You’ll need an empty page in your passport, as a border officer will stamp it on arrival. Make sure it’s stamped, or else you may be fined on departure.

Foreign nationals eligible for visa-free entry may also be able to extend their stay in Brazil. To do this, you’ll need to complete an online application form, book an appointment at a Brazilian Federal Police Office  and attend your appointment with the required documents. Although you can do this yourself, you may wish to pay for an agent if you’re worried about language barriers or need advice.

If you’re not from a visa-exempt country, you’ll need to apply for a Visitor Visa (VIVIS) through Brazil’s consular website.  Find out whether you require a VIVIS or not .

Give yourself plenty of time to apply in case there are any delays. The documents required for a VIVIS include a valid passport, a biometric passport photo, a copy of your return travel ticket, and proof of sufficient funds for your trip.

Documents required to enter Brazil include:

• passport valid for at least six months after the date you arrive in Brazil – it's worth taking a clear photocopy of your passport photo page and visa/entry stamp as well
• proof of sufficient funds for the duration of your trip
• evidence of onward travel, e.g. flight ticket
• evidence of your accommodation in Brazil, e.g. a hotel reservation
• You may also need to fulfil COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Check the latest advice from your nearest Brazilian diplomatic mission.

The page is for general information only and may be subject to change. It is your responsibility to obtain relevant visa and travel information required for entry, departure and travel to each country or region you visit on your trip. You should confirm these with the relevant embassies and/or consulates.

Last updated: 15 Jan 2024

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