Buzios - What to do

NOTE: This information is to provide a starting point for obtaining Visa information; IT HAS NOT been checked for complete accuracy.

Also NOTE: On my last flight to Brazil, I was told by airline staff that once you obtain a visa you MUST enter Brazil within 90 days or else the visa is void. Again this has not been checked for accuracy but it is an important question that you should ask when applying for your visa.

U.S. State Department Consular Information for Travelers to Brazil
Arriving In Brazil

A tourist Visa is required for US and some European citizens traveling to Brazil. The procedures for submission to the Brazilian Consular service are listed bellow: for more information, please visit http://www.brasilemb.org/index.html.

US citizens

One visa application form (document attached or click the link) per applicant, properly and completely filled in. Note: Every applicant must complete Item 21 of the visa application form, "Comments" (Purpose of Trip). In this section, the applicant must explain precisely what they are going to do while in Brazil. The tourist Visa applies to scientists, professors or researchers attending cultural, technological or scientific conferences and seminars. You can include the invitation letter sent by e-mail. Each visa application form must be duly signed by the applicant, and must be submitted together with the following documentation:

A passport (valid for at least 6 months prior to its expiration date, and with at least one blank page available for the visa stamp);
One recent 2" x 2" passport-type photo, either in color or black and white, front view, full face, with a light background (snapshots are not accepted);
A photocopy of a round trip ticket, or a signed letter by a travel agency with confirmed round trip bookings, or a proof of financial capability to pay for one's stay in Brazil (we recommend that you add the last item, since the tickets will be purchased in Brazil);
A non-refundable processing fee of US$ 100.00 per visa will be charged to US citizens in reciprocity for the identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a visa to the United States of America;
A non-refundable handling fee of US$10.00 per visa applies to visa applications submitted by mail or by any individual other than the applicant or an immediate member of his or her family.

List of Consular Jurisdictions in The United States

Brazilian Consulate General in Boston
The Stattler Building
20 Park Plaza, suite 810
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 542-4000
Fax: (617) 542-4318
E-mail: cgbos@consulatebrazil.org
http://www.consulatebrazil.org

Jurisdiction: States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Brazilian Consulate General in Chicago
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3050
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 464-0244/464-0245
Fax: (312) 464-0299
E-mail: central@brazilconsulatechicago.org

Jurisdiction: States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Brazilian Consulate General in Houston
Park Tower North
1233 West Loop South, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77027
Phones: (713) 961-3063/961-3064/961-3065
Fax: (713) 961-3070
E-mail: consbras@brazilhouston.org
http://www.brazilhouston.org

Jurisdiction: States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Brazilian Consulate General in Los Angeles
8484 Wilshire Blvd., suites 711/730
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: (323) 651-2664
Fax: (323) 651-1274
E-mail: visas@brazilian-consulate.org
info@brazilian-consulate.org

Jurisdiction: States of Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and in the State of California, the counties of Imperial, Kern,
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.

Brazilian Consulate General in Miami
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Suite 800
Miami, FL 33133
Phone: (305) 285-6200
Fax: (305) 285-6229
Fax on demand for information and forms: (305) 285-6259
E-mail: consbras@brazilmiami.org
http://www.brazilmiami.org

Jurisdiction: States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Brazilian Consulate General in New York
1185 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), 21st Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (917) 777-7777
Fax: (212) 827-0225
E-mail: consulado@brazilny.org
http://www.brazilny.org

Jurisdiction: States of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the Bermuda Islands.

Brazilian Consulate General in San Francisco
300 Montgomery Street, suite 900
San Francisco, CA, 94104
Phone: (415) 981-8170
Fax: (415) 981-3628
E-mail:brazilsf@brazilsf.org
http://www.brazilsf.org

Jurisdiction: States of Oregon, Washington, Alaska and in the State of California, the counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benedito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislau, Sutter,Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolunme, Yolo and Yuma.

Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Consular Service
3009 Whitehaven St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Fax: (202) 238-2818
E-mail: consular@brasilemb.org
http://www.brasilemb.org

Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, States of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Most European citizens do not need a Brazilian Visa when traveling as tourists, journalists, students, meeting attendees and researchers. For detailed information, please contact a Brazilian Consular service.