You must send your actual passport. The visa will be stamped on a page in your passport. Your passport must have at least 6 months of validity left beyond your intended stay in Brazil, and must have at least TWO blank visa pages side by side. Amendment pages (pages 22, 23 and 24) do not count. Click here for details to add pages on existing passport, to renew a passport, or more.

Please make sure your passport is signed, or no visa will be issued.

Brazil born applicants must travel on their Brazilian passport, unless they can provide a letter issued from the Consulate of Brazil stating that they have relinquished their Brazilian citizenship.

Click here to download Visa Application Form for Brazil. Click here to download Visa Processing Order Form. One Visa Application Form per applicant. Up to three applicants can be combined on one Visa Processing Order Form. Please note that Brazilian Consulate in Houston will not accept visa application forms distributed from other consulates. The form must be updated in June 2008 (see the bottom on the first page). The signature on the visa application form must be original, not faxed or photocopied.

For strictly tourism, check the box named "Tourism" and put "Strictly tourism and no company business involved while in Brazil." on the Comments line under Item 21 - Purpose of trip, page two of the form.

For travelers under age 18 must provide a copy of birth certificate. Application form must be signed by both parents.

For travelers under age 18 traveling to Brazil without one or both parents, a notarized Parental Consent Form is required. Application form must be signed by both parents

Forms are available in the Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF). This format will allow you to view and print the form in their original size. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader software installed in your computer, click the icon to download it for free:

Each applicant should submit one 2" x 2" passport type color photograph. The photograph should be of good quality and with a plain white background. Snapshots or computer pictures will not be accepted.

Provide a copy of your flight itinerary or copy of the round trip tickets, or cruise itinerary showing the entry and exit dates to and from Brazil.

For children between the ages of 3 months and 6 year, copy of International Certificate of Vaccination showing valid polio vaccination is required.

If applicant traveled within the last 90 days to any of the following countries: Angola, Bolivia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Republic of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Sudan, or Venezuela, yellow fever vaccination certificate is required. Please note that yellow fever vaccination is advisable if applicant's destination in Brazil includes any of the following States: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Federal District, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins.

Regular processing takes approximately 10 business days. The processing time commences from the day the application submitted to the consulate. Saturdays, Sundays and consulate scheduled holidays do not count as processing days.

The Consulate of Brazil will make the final determination on the validity of the visa and the length of stay allowed. First entry must be made within 90 days from date of issue, or visa will become invalid.

• U.S. citizen - $140.00 per visa
• Non U.S. citizen - Consulate fee varies according to nationality (Please call 888-821-8472 for information)

$49.00 per visa: 10 business day processing
$100.00 per visa: 5 business day processing

Holiday Schedule for the Consulate of Brazil in 2008