Important Information

Publicado em 09/08/2022 15h46 Atualizado em 28/08/2025 21h19

Important Notice: As of April 10th, 2025, citizens of the United States, Canada, and Australia traveling to Brazil for tourism, business, transit, sports, or artistic activities, for stays of up to 90 days, must apply exclusively for the E-Visa/Visitor Visa (VIVIS). The E-Visa must be requested through a third-party company, via the VFS Global portal. For details on how to apply, click here.

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As a general rule, there are no exceptions to the requirements below.
To find out if you need a visa to enter Brazil based on your country of citizenship, click here.
Plan your visa application in advance. It can take up to 15 business days to review an application and 5 business days to issue the visa. Longer periods may apply, especially in the high season.
If the type of visa you are applying for requires the presentation of your birth certificate, please note that you will need to apostille it before registering the visa with the Federal Police in Brazil (within 90 days of arrival).
The Consulate does not endorse any specific visa agency. The Consulate is not responsible for the services of visa agencies. In order for you to use the services of a visa agency when applying for a visa with the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles, you must be a resident of our consular jurisdiction.
There are no rush or emergency fees in any situation to expedite a visa application. Please beware of businesses that advertise such services.

For applications by mail please use U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ONLY (no courier services such as DHL, UPS, OR FEDEX).
Please include in your application package a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your passport and visa.
The visa fee must be paid with U.S. Postal Service Money Order only, made out to the Brazilian Consulate. Cash, cards, and non-USPS money orders are not accepted. Fees for the same family or group can be combined in a single Money Order. Legalizations must be paid on a separate money order.
The passport presented at the Consulate with your visa application must be valid up to the end of your trip, must have at least one blank visa page (amendment pages are not accepted) available, and must be signed.
All applicants under 18 years of age must provide a notarized letter of consent (see model) signed by both parents or legal guardian authorizing the Consulate to issue a visa as well as a copy of the minor's birth certificate.
If you are a Brazilian citizen, you must enter and leave Brazil on your Brazilian passport (in this case, no visa is needed).
Children of Brazilian citizens: according to the Brazilian Constitution, children of Brazilian citizens (mother, father, or both parents) born in the US are also considered Brazilians and should be registered at the Brazilian Consulate in order to receive their Brazilian passport. If you do not wish to register your children at the moment you can request a VISA. In this case, you must sign and notarize the Visa Declaration for Brazilian Parents.
If your visa requires the legalization of documents it must be legalized prior to submitting your Visa application.
If your Brazilian visa is still valid and your passport expires, you can get a new passport (from the authorities of your country) and carry both the new (valid) passport and the old one (with the visa) when you travel to Brazil.
Long-duration visas (valid for 5 or 10 years, for instance) are valid from the day they were issued. Short-duration visas (valid for 30 or 90 days, for example) are valid from the date of first entry into Brazil. All visa holders, regardless of nationality or visa validity date, may only stay in Brazil for up to 90 days a year, unless otherwise noted on the visa. An extension of the original 90 days may be granted by the Federal Police Department in Brazil, yet the total stay cannot exceed 180 days a year unless otherwise noted.
Please note that the main purpose of the Honorary Consul is to assist Brazilian citizens only. Therefore they CAN NOT issue visas or any other kind of consular documents. You must check all visa information and the general conditions to apply for a visa.
The Consulate encourages applicants not to make any final travel arrangements before the visa is issued.
The Consulate is not responsible for lost mail.

Click here to apply for a Brazilian visa.

While we will strive to process applications as soon as possible, longer-than-usual wait times may be expected.