Visas and Residency
Brazil digital nomad visa: income rule, documents and process
Brazil's nomad visa (VITEM XIV) gives up to 1 year, renewable, if you earn US$1,500 a month from abroad or hold US$18,000 in funds.
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Every route to staying in Brazil longer than a holiday: e-visas, extensions, digital nomad, retirement, work, study, family and Mercosur residency, registration with the Polícia Federal and naturalization. Each page names the office that decides and what to bring.
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Brazil e-visa for Australians: cost, validity, how to apply
Australians need a visa for Brazil. The e-visa costs US$80.90 (about A$116) on brazil.vfsevisa.com and allows stays of up to 90 days a year.
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Brazil e-visa for Canadians: cost, validity, how to apply
Canadians need a visa for Brazil. The e-visa costs US$80.90 on brazil.vfsevisa.com, takes up to 10 business days and allows 90 days a year.
Visas and Residency
Brazil e-visa for US citizens: cost, validity, how to apply
US citizens need a visa for Brazil. The e-visa costs US$80.90 on brazil.vfsevisa.com, takes up to 10 business days and allows 90 days a year.
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Brazil real estate investor residency: R$ 1 million or R$ 700,000
Buy urban property worth R$ 1 million, or R$ 700,000 in the North and Northeast, for a first Brazilian residence term of 4 years, renewable to indefinite.
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Brazil retirement visa for Americans: the pension rule explained
Brazil's retiree visa asks you to prove you can transfer US$2,000 a month in pension income. The first residence term is 2 years.
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Brazil stay calculator: how many days do you have left?
Enter your trips and see how many of your 90 or 180 days in Brazil you have used, when your migratory year resets and when to ask for more time.
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Brazil student visa: study, exchange and language courses
Brazil's student visa (VITEM IV) is valid up to 1 year and covers degrees, exchanges, internships and language courses of at least 15 hours a week.
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Brazil visas and residency for Americans and Brits: every route
US citizens need a US$80.90 e-visa; Brits get 90 days visa-free. Compare every longer route, from digital nomad to citizenship.
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Brazil work visa: temporary residence for employment
A Brazil work visa needs a job offer and prior residence approval from the Ministry of Justice. The fee is R$ 168.13; decisions target 30 days.
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Brazilian naturalization: 4 years of residence, or 1 with family
Ordinary naturalization needs 4 years of residence, Portuguese and a clean record. A Brazilian spouse or child cuts it to 1 year. The request is free.
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Bringing a dog or cat to Brazil: rules and paperwork
Dogs and cats need a CVI from your home vet authority, valid 60 days, plus a first rabies shot at least 21 days before travel. US and UK steps.
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Do I need a visa for Brazil? Check by passport
Pick your passport and see whether you need a visa for a Brazil trip, how long you can stay and which guide covers the details.
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Do UK citizens need a visa for Brazil?
No. British passport holders can visit Brazil visa-free for up to 90 days for tourism. Your passport needs 6 months left on arrival.
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Entry rules for South Americans: ID cards, passports and minors
Argentines, Bolivians, Chileans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, Paraguayans, Peruvians, Uruguayans and Venezuelans can enter Brazil with a national ID card. Most get 90 days.
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How to extend your stay in Brazil: from 90 to 180 days
The Polícia Federal can add up to 90 days to a visitor's stay, to 180 days a year. File before your stay ends and pay R$ 110.44 (about US$22).
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Mercosur residency in Brazil for South Americans
Nationals of 8 South American countries get 2 years of Brazil residence on nationality alone, then indefinite. Fees: R$ 372.90 (about US$73, Oct 2026).
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Minors traveling to Brazil: consent letters and documents
Brazilian and dual-national minors need an absent parent's notarized consent to leave Brazil. Foreign minors should carry a letter and birth certificate.
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Overstaying in Brazil: daily fines and how to pay them
Brazil fines visitors for each day past their stay, up to R$ 10,000 (about US$1,970) per infraction. You then get at least 60 days to leave or regularize.
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Portuguese citizens in Brazil: visas and the Equality Statute
Portuguese passport holders visit Brazil visa-free for up to 90 days. Residents can request equal civil rights, and political rights after 3 years.
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Registering with the Polícia Federal: the RNM and CRNM card
Register with the Polícia Federal within 90 days of entry on a temporary visa, or 30 days after residence approval. The CRNM card fee is R$ 204.77.
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Residency through a Brazilian spouse, partner or child
Brazil's Migration Law gives family reunification residence to spouses, partners, parents and other close relatives of Brazilians, with no income rule.