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Home » Visa Guides » Brazil Visa for Tourists: A Comprehensive Guide

Brazil Visa for Tourists: A Comprehensive Guide

Updated: September 9, 2023

Brazil Tourist Visa Requirements - Brazil Map

Brazil visa requirements are fairly straightforward and easy to understand. Most of the process is online including the application submission and the processing status.

Brazil issues a 5 or 10-year multiple entry visas to passport holders from developed countries and 90-day multiple entry visas from developing countries. The 90-day multiple entry visas must be used within one year of issue.

The application submission process, visa fee and documentation vary from consulate to consulate. Refer to your nearest consulate page for exact and up-to-date information.

Table of Contents

  • Brazil Visa Requirements
    • Visa EXEMPT passport holders
    • Visa REQUIRED nationalities
  • Application Process
    • Application
    • Documentation
    • Visa fee
    • Apply in person
    • Apply by mail
    • Apply through a visa/travel agency
    • Priority visa service
    • Customer service
    • Application withdrawal
  • Immigration and Customs
    • Start
    • Entry
    • Exit
    • Return
  • Overall

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Brazil Visa Requirements

Brazil Tourist Visa Image

Visa EXEMPT passport holders

90-day Entry

  1. Albania
  2. Andorra
  3. Antigua and Barbuda
  4. Argentina
  5. Armenia
  6. Austria
  7. Bahamas
  8. Barbados
  9. Belgium
  10. Belize
  11. Bolivia
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  13. Bulgaria
  14. Chile
  15. Colombia
  16. Costa Rica
  17. Croatia
  18. Cyprus
  19. Czech Republic
  20. Denmark
  21. Dominica
  22. Ecuador
  23. El Salvador
  24. Estonia
  25. Finland
  26. France
  27. Georgia
  28. Germany
  29. Greece
  30. Grenada
  31. Guatemala
  32. Guyana
  33. Honduras
  34. Hong Kong
  35. Hungary
  36. Iceland
  37. Ireland
  38. Israel
  39. Italy
  40. Jamaica
  41. South Korea
  42. Latvia
  43. Liechtenstein
  44. Lithuania
  45. Luxembourg
  46. Macau
  47. Malaysia
  48. Malta
  49. Mexico
  50. Monaco
  51. Mongolia
  52. Morocco
  53. Namibia
  54. Netherlands
  55. New Zealand
  56. Norway
  57. Panama
  58. Paraguay
  59. Peru
  60. Philippines
  61. Poland
  62. Portugal
  63. Romania
  64. Russia
  65. St Kitts and Nevis
  66. St Vincent and the Grenadines
  67. San Marino
  68. Serbia
  69. Slovakia
  70. Slovenia
  71. South Africa
  72. Spain
  73. Suriname
  74. Sweden
  75. Switzerland
  76. Thailand
  77. Trinidad and Tobago
  78. Tunisia
  79. Turkey
  80. Ukraine
  81. United Kingdom
  82. Uruguay
  83. Vatican City

60-day Entry

  1. Venezuela

30-day Entry

  1. Singapore

Visa REQUIRED nationalities

90-day Entry

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Algeria
  3. Angola
  4. Australia
  5. Azerbaijan
  6. Bahrain
  7. Bangladesh
  8. Belarus
  9. Benin
  10. Bhutan
  11. Botswana
  12. Brunei
  13. Burkina Faso
  14. Burundi
  15. Cambodia
  16. Cameroon
  17. Canada
  18. Cape Verde
  19. Central African Republic
  20. Chad
  21. China
  22. Comoros
  23. Congo
  24. Cook Islands
  25. Cote d’Ivoire
  26. Cuba
  27. Djibouti
  28. Dominican Republic
  29. Egypt
  30. Equatorial Guinea
  31. Eritrea
  32. Ethiopia
  33. Fiji
  34. Gabon
  35. Gambia
  36. Ghana
  37. Guinea
  38. Guinea-Bissau
  39. Haiti
  40. India
  41. Indonesia
  42. Iran
  43. Iraq
  44. Japan
  45. Jordan
  46. Kazakhstan
  47. Kenya
  48. Kiribati
  49. North Korea
  50. Kosovo
  51. Kuwait
  52. Kyrgyzstan
  53. Laos
  54. Lebanon
  55. Lesotho
  56. Liberia
  57. Libya
  58. Macedonia
  59. Madagascar
  60. Malawi
  61. Maldives
  62. Mali
  63. Mariana Islands
  64. Marshall Islands
  65. Mauritania
  66. Mauritius
  67. Micronesia
  68. Moldova
  69. Montenegro
  70. Mozambique
  71. Myanmar
  72. Nauru
  73. Nepal
  74. Nicaragua
  75. Niger
  76. Nigeria
  77. Oman
  78. Palau
  79. Palestinian Authority
  80. Papua New Guinea
  81. Pakistan
  82. Qatar
  83. Rwanda
  84. Sahrawi Arab Dem. Rep.
  85. Saint Lucia
  86. Samoa
  87. Sao Tome and Principe
  88. Saudi Arabia
  89. Senegal
  90. Seychelles
  91. Sierra Leone
  92. Solomon Islands
  93. Somalia
  94. South Sudan
  95. Sri Lanka
  96. Sudan
  97. Swaziland
  98. Syria
  99. Taiwan
  100. Tajikistan
  101. Tanzania
  102. Timor-Leste
  103. Togo
  104. Tonga
  105. Turkmenistan
  106. Tuvalu
  107. Uganda
  108. United Arab Emirates
  109. United States
  110. Uzbekistan
  111. Vanuatu
  112. Vietnam
  113. Yemen
  114. Zambia
  115. Zimbabwe

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Application Process

Brazil Tourist Visa Requirements - Visa Application

First, check if you need a visitor/tourist visa to travel to Brazil in the “Visa Requirements” section above.

Application

The first step in the application process is to fill and submit an online application at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. You can also check your visa status here after you submit/mail your application to the consulate.

Documentation

After you fill in the online application form, you need to upload the following documentation

  • Digital photo that follows the ICAO standard
  • Digital signature
  • Round-trip airline ticket
  • Hotel/hostel booking
  • Passport ID page
  • Address proof (electricity bill/driving license)

You should not book any airfare/hotel until your Brazil visa is approved. For the visa application, there are a couple of ways you can print a flight itinerary and hotel booking without actually booking airfare/hotel. Copa Airlines and American Airways let you hold and save a flight itinerary.

Alternatively, websites like Orbitz let you cancel an airline ticket within one day of booking by 10 pm CST. For hotels, book a hotel with a “refundable” or “pay at check-in” option. Take the print of the hotel booking for your visa application and cancel the booking later.

After submitting the online application, you will be able to print the receipt (also called RER). Print this receipt, sign and affix a passport-size photo.

You must submit/mail the following documentation to the consulate –

  • Original passport with at least 2 blank pages and valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry in Brazil
  • Signed receipt of the submitted online form (RER)
  • One passport-size photo must be affixed to the signed RER above
  • A signed cover letter addressed to the embassy (required only at some consulates)
  • Visa fee (cash is not accepted and the mode of payment is different in each country)
  • Last 6 months bank statements (required only at some consulates)
  • A prepaid self-addressed envelope (only if you prefer to receive your passport in the mail)

Visa fee

Visa fee depends on the following.

  1. The country of your passport and
  2. The country you are applying in

For example:

  • If applying in the US, the visa fee is $ 20 USD for Indian passport holders and $160 USD for US passport holders.
  • If applying in Australia, it’s $36AUS for Indian passport holders and $63AUS for Australian passport holders
  • If applying in India, it’s Rs1600INR for Indian passport holders and Rs5200INR for Canadian passport holders

Refer to your consulate page for exact and up-to-date visa fee information.

Apply in person

You can submit your visa application in person at the consulate. Some locations require an appointment. Refer to your consulate page for exact and up-to-date information.

The return method of the passport cannot be changed once the application is submitted at some consulates.

Apply by mail

You can also mail your application to the consulate. Make sure to add additional days and any mail delays to the visa processing time.

Some consulates do not accept mail-in applications. Refer to the consulate page for exact and up to date information.

Apply through a visa/travel agency

You can employ a visa/travel agency to submit the application on your behalf. Any further communication after the application is submitted must happen through your visa/travel agency only.

Priority visa service

There is no priority/rush visa service. Processing times vary from consulate to consulate. Refer to your consulate page for current processing times.

Customer service

The visa section at the consulates does not answer phone calls. Any inquiries must be made via email. Refer to your consulate page for the contact email. If you are using visa/travel agency for your visa application, all communication must happen only through them.

Application withdrawal

Email is the only way to communicate with the consulate after you submit/mail your documents. It would be difficult and time-consuming to withdraw the application in case of emergency. Contact the consulate via email in such a case.

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Immigration and Customs

Brazil Tourist Visa Requirements - Brazil Travel

Start

Some airlines do not let you check in online if you need a visa to travel to the destination country. If you check in online or at the airport, either way, make sure to arrive at the gate a bit early and see the airline staff. They have to go through the visa requirements again and put a “Docs OK” stamp on your boarding pass.

Entry

Usually, everyone will be given a 90-day entry. Carry a copy of your return ticket and hotel/hostel booking for just in case. They may sometimes want to see a copy of your return ticket.

You also need to fill in an arrival/departure record which will be stamped and given back to you at the immigration and customs. Do not lose this, you will need to return this at the time of your departure. You will have to pay a fine if you lose this.

Exit

Make sure you have your arrival/departure record with you. You will go through the immigration again at the time of your departure. You need to return your arrival/departure record at this time, else you need to pay a fine. Also, see the airline staff at the gate to get your documents verified.

Return

You may have to go through immigration and customs on your return to your home country or the country you are flying back to. If you are flying back on a Boeing 777, expect long lines at the immigration and customs.

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Overall

Brazil Tourist Visa Requirements - Sao Paulo Teatro Municipal

Brazil has all the scenic and cultural variety you can think of. From time-preserved colonial towns to world-class beaches, Brazil has everything. Brazil visa requirements are also fairly simple and clear. Application submission is online and processing is quicker as well.

WRITTEN BY THIRUMAL MOTATI

Thirumal Motati

Thirumal Motati is an expert in tourist visa matters. He has been traveling the world on tourist visas for more than a decade. With his expertise, he has obtained several tourist visas, including the most strenuous ones such as the US, UK, Canada, and Schengen, some of which were granted multiple times. He has also set foot inside US consulates on numerous occasions. Mr. Motati has uncovered the secrets to successful visa applications. His guidance has enabled countless individuals to obtain their visas and fulfill their travel dreams. His statements have been mentioned in publications like Yahoo, BBC, The Hindu, and Travel Zoo.

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