General view of the visa system for
visitors to Brazil
The table below is only indicative, being subject to changes without previous notice. If you are planning a tourist or business trip, it is essential to confirm the validity of that information at the Brazilian Consulate and Embassies in your country.
| Country |
Is it necessary to obtain a visa from Brazilian consular authorities? |
| Diplomatic passport holders |
Official passport holders |
Regular passport holders |
| Afghanistan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Albania |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Algeria |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Andorra |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Angola |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Argentina |
No |
No |
No |
| Armenia |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Australia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Austria |
No |
No |
No |
| Azerbaijan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bahamas |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Bahrain |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bangladesh |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Barbados |
No |
No |
No |
| Belarus |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Belgium |
No |
No |
No |
| Belize |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Benin |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Bhutan |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
| Bolivia |
No |
No |
No |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Botswana |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Brunei |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bulgaria |
No |
No |
No |
| Burkina Faso |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Burundi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cambodia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cameroon |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Canada |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cape Verde |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Central African Republic |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
| Chad |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Chile |
No |
No |
No |
| China |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Colombia |
No |
No |
No |
| Comoros |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Congo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of
(former Zaire) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cook Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Costa Rica |
No |
No |
No |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Croatia |
No |
No |
No |
| Cuba |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cyprus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Czech Republic |
No |
No |
No |
| Democratic People's Republic
of Korea |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Denmark |
No |
No |
No |
| Djibouti |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dominica |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dominican Republic |
No |
No |
Yes |
| East Timor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ecuador |
No |
No |
No |
| Egypt |
No |
No |
Yes |
| El Salvador |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Eritrea |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Estonia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ethiopia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fiji |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Finland |
No |
No |
No |
| France |
No |
No |
No |
| Gabon |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Gambia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Georgia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Germany |
No |
No |
No |
| Ghana |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Greece |
No |
No |
No |
| Grenada |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Guatemala |
No |
No |
No |
| Guinea |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Guinea-Bissau |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Guyana |
No |
No |
No |
| Haiti |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Honduras |
No |
No |
No |
| Hong Kong |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hungary |
No |
No |
No |
| Iceland |
No |
No |
No |
| India |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Indonesia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Iran |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Iraq |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ireland |
No |
No |
No |
| Israel |
No |
No |
No |
| Italy |
No |
No |
No |
| Jamaica |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Japan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Jordan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kazakhstan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kenya |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kiribati |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kuwait |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Laos |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Latvia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lebanon |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lesotho |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Liberia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Libya |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Liechtenstein |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Lithuania |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Luxembourg |
No |
No |
No |
| Macau |
- |
- |
No |
| Macedonia/FYROM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Madagascar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Malawi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Malaysia |
No |
No |
No |
| Maldives |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mali |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Malta |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Marianas |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Marshall Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mauritania |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mauritius Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mexico |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Micronesia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Moçambique |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Moldova |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Monaco |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Mongolia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Morocco |
No |
No |
No |
| Myanmar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Namibia |
No |
No |
No |
| Nauru |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nepal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Netherlands |
No |
No |
No |
| New Zealand |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Nicaragua |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Niger |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nigeria |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Noruega |
No |
No |
No |
| Oman |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Pakistan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Palau |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Palestine |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Panama |
No |
No |
No |
| Papua New Guinea |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Paraguay |
No |
No |
No |
| Peru |
No |
No |
No |
| Philippines |
No |
No |
No |
| Poland |
No |
No |
No |
| Portugal |
No |
No |
No |
| Qatar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Republic of Korea |
No |
No |
No |
| Romania |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Russia |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Rwanda |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| S.M.O. Malta |
No |
No |
No |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Saint Lucia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Samoa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| San Marino |
No |
No |
No |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Saudi Arabia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Senegal |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Seychelles Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sierra Leone |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Singapore |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Slovakia |
No |
No |
No |
| Slovenia |
No |
No |
No |
| Solomon Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Somalia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| South Africa |
No |
No |
No |
| Spain |
No |
No |
No |
| Sri Lanka |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sudan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Suriname |
No |
No |
No |
| Swaziland |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sweden |
No |
No |
No |
| Switzerland |
No |
No |
No |
| Syria |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Taiwan |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
Yes (laissez-passer) |
| Tajikistan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tanzania |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Thailand |
No |
No |
No |
| Togo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tonga |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
No |
No |
No |
| Tunisia |
No |
No |
No |
| Turkey |
No |
No |
No |
| Turkmenistan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tuvalu |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uganda |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ukraine |
No |
No |
Yes |
| United Arab Emirates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| United Kingdom |
No |
No |
No |
| United States |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uruguay |
No |
No |
No |
| Uzbekistan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vanuatu |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vatican City |
No |
No |
No |
| Venezuela |
No |
No |
No |
| Vietnam |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Yemen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Zambia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Zimbabwe |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Source: Ministry of External Relations
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