Visitor Visa (VIVIS) - What is it?

ATTENTION

The reinstatement of the Visitor Visa (Visto de Visita) requirements for tourists from the USA will come into effect on January 10th, 2024.
The visa exemption for US passport holders  who travel to Brazil as tourists until January 9th 2024 remains valid (except Brazilian citizens, who need to travel with a Brazilian passaport).
There is still no official date for the issuance of these visas. Additional information will be announced in due course.

What's within the scope of a visitor trip?

Visits are limited to 90 days per entry in Brazil, 180 days per year altogether. You're a visitor when traveling for tourism**, business***, transit, sports activities, artistic performances, as a journalist or media professional, aircraft or ship crew member.

**TOURISM = sightseeing, informative trips, cultural trips, educational trips, leisure, family visit, conferences, seminars, congresses, meetings, volunteer work, religious activities, research, teaching and academic extension

***BUSINESS = business meetings, fairs, business events, visiting prospective clients, buyers or partners, signing contracts, auditing, consulting

LIST OF COUNTRIES EXEMPTED OF VIVIS VISAS

**Effective June 17, 2019, citizens of the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan, who wish to visit Brazil for tourism, business, transit, artistic performances or sports activities will be able to arrive at a port of entry in Brazil without a visa. Visitors holding a valid passport may be granted a stay of up to 90 days, with the possibility of an extension for the same period.

If you are a national of all the other countries not listed above, you need a VIVIS visa to go to Brazil. Check the requirements according to the purpose of your trip.

Tourism - Visitor Visa

Business - Visitor Visa

Athletes and artists - Visitor Visa

Other purposes – Visitor Visa