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Brazil Visa Requirements for Costa Rica Citizens

Visa-free · 90 days

Costa Rica passport holders do not need a visa to visit Brazil for stays of up to 90 days.

Source: MRE — Entry Visas to Brazil (QGRV), updated October 7, 2026 · checked 13 Oct 2026

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What the Brazil visa rules mean for Costa Rica travellers

Costa Rica citizens can enter Brazil without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Costa Rica passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Brazil applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

  • Passport validity: The eVisa portal's document list says your passport must be valid for at least 1 month before arrival. The Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami tells its visa applicants that before travelling to Brazil their passport m…
  • Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Not an entry requirement: Brazil's Ministry of Health says there is no obligation to show proof of vaccination to enter the country. It indicates the yellow fever vaccine for travellers going to the areas where vaccinat…
  • Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Brazil.
  • Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Brazil. Canada's travel advice lists a return or onward ticket among the things customs officials may ask to see.

Brazil entry rules compared

Brazil lets 102 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 3 and requires an embassy visa from 93. Costa Rica citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Costa Rica passport ranks #67 in the world with 91 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Costa Rica passport you can also visit 27 countries in the region without a visa, including Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia and Dominica.

In the other direction, Brazil citizens can visit Costa Rica visa-free for up to 180 days.

Flag of BrazilEntry requirements for Brazil

Passport validity

1 month

The eVisa portal's document list says your passport must be valid for at least 1 month before arrival. The Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami tells its visa applicants that before travelling to Brazil their passport must be valid until their intended date of return (US passports) or for at least six months after the date they enter Brazil (passports of all other countries).

Brazil eVisa — official contracted application portal (VFS Global): FAQs✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

10 days

Not an entry requirement: Brazil's Ministry of Health says there is no obligation to show proof of vaccination to enter the country. It indicates the yellow fever vaccine for travellers going to the areas where vaccination is recommended, at least 10 days before travel, and says the International Certificate of Vaccination is important when the destination country or a country of transit requires it.

Ministério da Saúde — Vaccination for travellers✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement for entering Brazil. Canada's travel advice lists proof of sufficient funds to cover your stay among the things customs officials may ask to see, and the Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami asks its visa applicants for proof of income.

Government of Canada — Travel advice: Brazil (entry and exit requirements)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

$ 100

Under the Migration Law, staying in Brazil after the legal period of one's migration document has run out is punished with a fine for each day of excess, and with deportation if the person does not leave or regularise their status within the period set. For infractions by individuals, the law sets fines between R$ 100 and R$ 10,000. Paying the fine does not prevent refusal of entry if the visitor has already used up the stay available in the migratory year.

Presidência da República — Lei nº 13.445/2017 (Lei de Migração)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

US$ 10,000

Brazil's Receita Federal says every traveller entering Brazil with more than US$ 10,000 or the equivalent in another currency must fill in the Electronic Traveller's Goods Declaration (e-DBV) and present it to customs.

Receita Federal — Traveller's Guide: cash on entry to Brazil✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for Brazil?

Costa Rica passport holders do not need a visa to visit Brazil for stays of up to 90 days.

How long can Costa Rica citizens stay in Brazil?

Up to 90 days without a visa. Overstaying can lead to fines, deportation and an entry ban.

How long must my passport be valid to enter Brazil?

The eVisa portal's document list says your passport must be valid for at least 1 month before arrival. The Consulate-General of Brazil in Miami tells its visa applicants that before travelling to Brazil their passport must be valid until their intended date of return (US passports) or for at least six months after the date they enter Brazil (passports of all other countries).

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.

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