| Visa requirements to Brazil | | | | - Citizens from the following countries currently need a |
| - Brazil has a reciprocal visa policy with all countries, | | | | visa for Brazil: Angola, Armenia, Australia, Canada, |
| meaning that whenever prices and restrictions are | | | | Cape Verde, China (not including Hong Kong and |
| applied to Brazilian visiting a country, Brazil adopts the | | | | Macau, see above), Cyprus, El Salvador, India, |
| same measures for that country's visitors. | | | | Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, |
| - Citizens from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, | | | | Mozambique, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, the |
| Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay may enter the | | | | United States, former Soviet countries and others not |
| country with a valid ID card and stay up to 90 days. | | | | listed above (complete list - Portuguese only). |
| - No visa is required for stays of up to 90 days from | | | | - Citizens from Canada and The United States do |
| holders of passports from these countries, unless | | | | require visas. Americans have to pay at least US$131 |
| otherwise indicated: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, | | | | for a tourist visa and US$191 for a business visa. As of |
| Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, | | | | November 2008, citizens of Canada should expect to |
| Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, | | | | pay at least CDN$ 117.00 for a tourist visa not including |
| Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, | | | | any handling or processing fees. |
| Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR | | | | - Tourist visas (including those granted on the spot in |
| passport, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South | | | | immigration control, as for most Europeans) can be |
| Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, | | | | extended at any office of the Policia Federal. All state |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Monaco, Morocco, | | | | capitals, and most border towns and international ports |
| Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, | | | | have one. Tourist visas only be extended once, for a |
| Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, | | | | maximum of 90 days, and under no circumstances |
| San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, | | | | can you be granted more than 180 days with a tourist |
| Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad | | | | visa for any 365-day period. You should contact the |
| & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom | | | | federal police about 1 week before your visa expires. |
| (Including British National (Overseas) passport holders), | | | | The handling fee is currently R$ 67 (Oct. 2008). You |
| Uruguay , Venezuela (60 days) and Vatican City. Note | | | | may be asked for an outbound ticket (book a fully |
| that the immigration officer has the right to restrict your | | | | refundable one on the internet, then cancel when your |
| visa to less than 90 days, if he deems fit. (This has | | | | visa is extended), and a proof of subsistance (for |
| been done routinely for lone male travellers arriving in | | | | which your credit card is mostly accepted.) In order to |
| Fortaleza, allegedly to combat prostitution tourism.) He | | | | apply for the extension, you must fill out the Emissão |
| will then state the number of days (e.g. 60 or 30) in | | | | da Guia de Recolhimento on the Federal Police |
| pen writing inside the stamp just given in your passport; | | | | website, which you will carry to the Banco do Brasil in |
| if not, it remains as 90 days. Note that even if you | | | | order to pay the fee. Do not pay the fee until you |
| receive a tourist visa that is valid for a longer period of | | | | have spoken with a federal police officer about your |
| time, a tourist visa is invalid unless it has been initially | | | | case. |
| used within ninety days of its issue. | | | | |