Brazil entry requirements for U.S. citizens

Do you need a visa for Brazil?

Yes. For a tourist trip, the rule is: Electronic visa (e-Visa) required¹. Brazil asks for a visa on every trip, even if you visited before, and the e-Visa has to be approved before you start your trip. A submitted application is not enough.

Brazil's consulate sends e-Visa applications to one portal, brazil.vfsevisa.com², which the State Department also links. Type the address yourself instead of clicking ads or links on other sites.

How long you can stay

Brazil's visitor visa covers tourist stays of up to 90 days⁴. If you plan a long visit or more than one trip in the same year, confirm on the official site how the days are counted before you book.

Passport rules

For the e-Visa, the U.S. passport must be signed and valid through the end of the trip to Brazil.⁶ The passport must have at least two blank pages with no other visas or stamps.⁷

Rules change and Brazil's government decides, so confirm these rules on the official site before you travel. If your passport will not meet them, get a new one before you apply for the e-Visa. Renewing by mail takes 4–6 weeks⁸ plus mailing time: see Renew your passport by mail. Short on time? If you travel internationally soon, you can book an appointment at a passport agency or center once you are within 14 calendar days of your trip, or 28 days if you also need a foreign visa.⁹ Read Urgent travel: getting a passport fast.

Travel advisory

The U.S. Department of State's travel advisory for Brazil is Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution⁵. The level can change at any time, and the full advisory can say more about specific areas. Read it before you book and again before you go; the link is under "Sources and verification" at the end of this guide.

Other rules to know

• Children who are Brazilian citizens: Minors who are Brazilian citizens, including dual U.S.-Brazilian citizens, traveling with one parent or without parents need two original authorization letters from each absent parent and a copy of the birth certificate, unless their Brazilian passport carries an authorization annotation.¹⁰
• Other children traveling without both parents: Brazil's Federal Police have at times delayed non-Brazilian minors who lacked authorization from both parents, although the law does not expressly require it for them.¹¹ If a child in your group travels without both parents, check the official source or ask an immigration attorney before you go.
• Vaccines: Yellow fever vaccination is not an entry requirement for Brazil.¹²

Step by step

Checklist

Before you fly to Brazil

Print checklist

• U.S. passport signed and valid through the end of the trip
• Blank pages free of other visas and stamps
• e-Visa approved, not just submitted
• Copy of the approved e-Visa, digital or printed
• Authorization letters and birth certificate copy, if a Brazilian minor travels without both parents
• Latest U.S. travel advisory read
• Official site checked again in the week before you fly

Do and don't

Do

• Apply only on the official portal and keep the confirmation.
• Apply early, so the approval arrives before your flight.
• Ask for a larger book with more visa pages when you renew, if you travel often: no fee¹³.

Don't

• Don't board a flight to Brazil with an application that is still pending.
• Don't pay a website that only looks official for the same e-Visa.
• Don't use this guide for work, study or long stays: check the official source for those.

Fees

This is a government fee. It is paid to the government of Brazil, not to Passmere.

Fees can change. The official portal shows the current government fee before you pay.

Frequently asked questions