1) TOURIST VISA EXEMPTION – when traveling for i) leisure, visiting friends and family, ii) unpaid participation in a conference or tournament or iii) living in Brazil with an extension protocol from the Federal Police or Ministry of Justice:
- Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel as tourists for up to 30 days within a 180 day period: Singapore.
- Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel as tourists for up to 60 days within a 180 day period: Venezuela.
- Those traveling with passports issued by one of following countries are exempt from getting a visa to travel as tourists for up to 90 days within a 180 day period:
Albania Denmark Hungary Netherlands South Africa Andorra Dominica Iceland New Zeeland South Korea Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Ireland Norway Sovereign Military Order of Malta Argentina Ecuador Israel Panama Spain Austria El Salvador Italy Paraguay Suriname Bahamas Estonia Jamaica Peru Sweden Barbados Finland Latvia Philippines Switzerland Belgium France Liechtenstein Poland Thailand Bolivia Georgia Lithuania Portugal Trinidad and Tobago Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany Luxembourg Romania Tunisia Bulgaria Great Britain Macau Russia Turkey Chile Greece Malaysia Saint Kitts and Nevis Ukraine Colombia Grenada Malta Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Uruguay Costa Rica Guatemala Mexico San Marino Vatican Croatia Guiana Monaco Serbia Cyprus Honduras Morocco Slovakia Czech Republic Hong Kong Namibia Slovenia
2) BUSINESS VISA EXEMPTION – when traveling to Brazil i) to participate in business meetings and represent its company in a trade show or in a business negotiation such as to sell, to purchase, to inspect merchandise prior or after shipment, to discuss internal company policies; or iii) flight/ship crew without an International Crew card, or iv) for media coverage or filmmaking
- Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel for business purposes* for up to 30 days within a 180 day period: Singapore.
- Those traveling with passports issued by one of following country is exempt from getting a visa to travel for business purposes* for up to 60 days within a 180 day period: Venezuela.
- Those traveling with passports issued by one of following countries are exempt from getting a visa to travel for business purposes* for up to 90 days within a 180 day period:
Albania Dominican Republic Ireland Peru Suriname Antigua and Barbuda Ecuador Israel Philippines Sweden Argentina El Salvador Italy Poland Switzerland Austria Estonia Jamaica Portugal Thailand Belgium Finland Latvia Romania Trinidad and Tobago Bolivia France Lithuania Russia Tunisia Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Luxembourg Saint Kitts and Nevis Turkey Bulgaria Germany Macau Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ukraine Chile Great Britain Malta San Marino Uruguay Colombia Greece Mexico Serbia Vatican Costa Rica Grenada Monaco Slovakia Croatia Guiana Morocco Slovenia Cyprus Honduras Netherlands South Africa Czech Republic Hong Kong New Zeeland South Korea Denmark Hungary Norway Sovereign Military Order of Malta Dominica Iceland Paraguay Spain
3) OTHER VISA EXEMPTIONS:
Those traveling with valid passports from the following countries are also exempt from getting a VITEM I, VITEM IV, VITEM VI or VITEM VII for stays up to 90 days within a 180 day period:
| Austria | Finland | Great Britain | Paraguay | Spain |
| Chile | France | Iceland | Philippines | Suriname |
| Colombia | Germany | Netherlands | Poland |
4) FIRST ENTRY RESTRICTIONS: Visas will be considered void if its holder fails to comply with the first entry requirement. The time the first entry must take place will depend on applicant’s nationality and on the type of visa held as listed below:
- 4.A) 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE: Those traveling with passports issued by the following countries must enter Brazil within 90 days from the issuance of any type of visa:
Angola Gabon Kazakhstan Pakistan South Korea Bahrain Ghana Kuwait Paraguay Switzerland Cambodia Greece Laos Philippines Syria Cape Verde Honduras Libya Portugal Taiwan China* Indonesia Myanmar Qatar Thailand Cuba Japan Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Tunisia Equatorial Guinea Jordan OmanSaudi Arabia*Except VITEM II for businessman.Therefore, citizens of the above mentioned countries must apply for their visas within less than 90 days prior to the intended departure date. It is also recommended to submit the complete and accurate visa application at least 2 weeks before the trip. Please plan ahead.
- 4.B) DURATION OF THE VISA: Brazil has visa agreements with certain countries. For those eligible for long duration tourist and/or business visas (valid for more than 90 days), the validity will count from the date of issuance of the visa:
CountryType(s) of VisaMaximum durationAustraliaVITEM IIUp to 5 years counted fromthe date of issuanceCanadaVITUR & VITEM IIUp to 5 years counted fromthe date of issuanceChinaVITEM II (for businessman only)Up to 3 years counted fromthe date of issuanceDominican RepublicVITEM IIUp to 1 year counted fromthe date of issuanceGuinea-BissauVITURUp to 1 year counted fromthe date of issuanceIndiaVITEM IIUp to 5 years counted fromthe date of issuanceJamaicaVITUR & VITEM IIUp to 5 years counted fromthe date of issuanceLebanonVITUR & VITEM IIUp to 3 years counted fromthe date of issuanceMozambiqueVITURUp to 1 year counted from the date of issuanceUnited States of AmericaVITUR & VITEM IIUp to 10 years counted from the date of issuance - 4.C) 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE: If your country of citizenship and type of visa is not listed on items 4.A or 4.B, the first entry must take place up to one year from the date of issuance of the visa.
