What the Brazil visa rules mean for United States travellers
United States passport holders need an eVisa to enter Brazil. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email; it allows stays of up to 90 days. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Electronic Visitor Visa (e-Visa), which costs 80.90 USD with a processing time of —.
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. United States citizens are treated the same way as Canada. Overall the United States passport ranks #34 in the world with 116 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a United States passport you can also visit 29 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada and Chile.
In the other direction, Brazil citizens need a visa to visit United States.