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Information Sheet Last Updated: June 2004


Visas

Visas are not required for tourists from Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, the Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, Tobago, UK, Uruguay, the Vatican and Venezuela.
Venezuelan passport holders can stay in Brazil for 60 days on the completion of a form at the border. For the countries above, travelers must have a passport valid for at least six months or a cédula de identidad for citizens of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, a return or onward ticket or proof that you are able to purchase your return fare. Tourists may stay for a maximum of 180 days in one year.

You must always have some type of identification which may be a photocopy of your passport authorized in a Cartório or your actual documents. Keep some copies for yourself as well. You may want to register with your consulate to expedite document replacement if yours is lost or stolen during your stay.

You should be vaccinated against typhoid, polio, tetanus, and hepatitis A. Poliomyelitis vaccination is required for children from three months to six years. Proof of vaccination against yellow fever is necessary if you are visiting Amazônia and the Centre West.

Embassies for countries not listed above are listed below:

Argentina
Address: C Cerrito 1350
1010 Buenos Aires
Telephone: 005411-48158737
Fax: 48144689
Australia
Address: 19 Forster Crescent
Yarralumla, Canberra ACT 2600
Telephone: 00612-6273-2372
Consulate
Address: St. Martins Tower L 17
31 Market Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone: 00612-9267-4414/4415
Fax: 9267-4419
Austria
Address: Am Lugeck 1/15/15
A-1010 Wien
Telephone: 00431-512-0631
Fax: 513-8374
Belgium
Address: 350 Ave Louise
6eme Étage
Boite 5-1050 Bruxelles
Telephone: 00322-640-2015
Telephone: 00322-640-2111
Fax: 640-8134

Bolivia
Address: C Capitán Ravelo 2334
Ed Metrobol
Sopocachi, La Paz
Casilla 429
Telephone: 005912-811-2233
Fax: 8112733
Canada
Address:
450 Wilbrod St
Sandyhill Ottawa, ON KN 6M8
Telephone: 001613-237-1090
Fax: 237-6144
Consulates
Address:
2000 Mansfield Suite 1700
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3A5
Telephone: 001514-499-0968
Fax: 499-3963.77
Address:
Bloor St. West, Suite 1109
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1M2
Telephone: 001416-922-1058
Telephone: 001416-922-2503
Fax: 922-1823
Address:
1140 West Pender Street, Suite 1300
Vancouver, BC V6E 4G1
Telephone: 001604-687-4589
Fax: 681-6534
Chile
Address: C Alonso Ovalle 1665
Santiago
Telephone: 00562-698-2347
Fax: 671-5961
Colombia
Address: C93, No 14-20, 8 th floor
Bogota 8
Aptdo Aéreo 90540
Telephone: 00571-218-0800
Fax: 218-8393
Denmark
Address: Ryvangs Alle
24-2100 Kobenhavn
Telephone: 00453-920-6478
Fax: 927-3607
Finland
Address: Itainen Puisotie 4B ½-004140
Helsinki, Suomi
Telephone: 003589-177922
Fax: 650084

France
Address: 34 Cours Albert I
75008 Paris
Telephone: 00331-45-61-6300
Consulates:
Address: 11 Bis, Rue Saint-Ferreul
4eme Étage, 13001 Marseille
Telephone: 003391-543391
Telephone: 003391-338837
Fax: 555176
Address: 34 bis de Cour Albert
1er Étage
75008 Paris
Telephone: 00331-44-13-9030
Fax: 43-59-0326
French Guiana
Consulate:
Address: 23 Chemin Saint Antoine (Troubiran) BP793
97337 Cayenne Cedex
Telephone: 00594-296-010
Fax: 303-885
Germany
Address: Kennedyallee 74-53175 Bonn
Telephone: 0049228-959230
Fax: 373-696
Consulates:
Address: Esplandade 11
Berlin Pankow
13187 Berlin
Telephone: 004930-4459121
Telephone: 004930-4459185
Fax: 4459184
Address: Stepanstrasse 3
4 Stock 60313 Frankfurt Am Main
Telephone: 004969-9207420
Fax: 9207430
Address: Grosse Theaterstrasse
42-7 Stock 20354, Hamburg
Telephone: 004940-351827
Fax: 351929
Address: Widenmayerstrasse 47
80538 Munchen
Telephone: 004989-2103760
Guyana
Address: 308 Church Street
Queenstown
Georgetown, PO box 10.489
Telephone: 005922-57970
Telephone: 005922-57977
Fax: 69063

Ireland
Address: Harcourt Centre
Europa House
5 th floor
41-54 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Telephone: 003531-475-6000
Telephone: 003531-475-1338
Fax: 475-1341
Israel
Address: Beit Yachin
2Kaplin Street
8 th Floor, Tel Aviv
Telephone: 009723-696-3934
Fax: 691-6060
Italy
Address:
14 Piazza Navona
00186 Roma
Telephone: 003906-683981
Fax: 686-7858
Consulate:
Address:
Via Santa Maria Dell’Anima 32
00186 Roma
Telephone: 003906-688-9661
Telephone: 003906-687-7891
Fax: 68-80-2883
Japan
Address:
11-12 Kita-Aoyama 2-Chome
Minato-Ku
Tokyo 107
Telephone: 00813-34-04-5211
Fax: 34-05-5846
Consulate
Address:
Gotanda Fuji Building
Wnd floor, 13-12 Higashi Gotanda
1 Chome Shinagawa-Ku
Tokyo 141
Telephone: 00813-54-88-5451
Telephone: 00813-54-88-5452
Fax: 54-88-5458
Netherlands
Address: Mauritskade 19-2514 HD
The Hague
Telephone: 003171-302-3959
Fax: 302-3950
Consulate:
Address: Stationsplein 45-3013 AK Rotterdam
Telephone: 003110-411-9656
Telephone: 003110-411-9657
Fax: 411-0088
New Zealand
Address: 19 Brandon Street, level 9
Wellington 1
Telephone: 00644-473-3516
Fax: 473-3517
Norway
Address: Sigurd Syrs Gate 4, 1 st floor
0273 Oslo
Telephone: 0047-22-55-2029
Telephone: 0047-22-55-2070
Fax: 22-44-3964
Paraguay
Address:
C Coronel Irrababal esq Eligio Ayala
Casilla de Correo 22
1521 Asunción
Telephone: 0059521-214466
Telephone: 0059521-213450
Fax: 212693
Consulate:
Address:
C Gen Día esq 14 de Mayo
N 521 Ed Faro Internacional, 3rd floor
Asunción
Telephone: 0059521-448069
Telephone: 0059521-448084
Fax: 441719
Peru
Address: Av José Pardo 850
Mia Flores, Lima 100
Telephone: 00511-42-12-759
Telephone: 00511-42-16-102
Fax: 44-52-421
Portugal
Address: Estrada das Laranjeiras
144-1600 Lisoba
Telephone: 003511-726-7777
Fax: 726-7623
South Africa
Address: 201 Leyds Street
Arcadia, Pretoria, Code 0007
Telephone: 002712-341-1712
Telephone: 002712-341-1720
Fax: 341-7547
Spain
Address:
C Fernando El Santo
6 DP 28010 Madrid
Telephone: 00341-700-4650
Fax: 700-4660
Consulate:
Address Carrer Consell de Cent
357/1a Ed Brasilia
08007 Barcelona
Telephone: 0034-934-882-288
Fax: 934-872-645
Sweden
Address: Sturgegatan 11
2Tr 11436 Stockholm
Telephone: 00468-234-010
Fax: 234-018
Switzerland
Address: Monbijouster 68-3007 Berne
Telephone: 004131-371-8515
Fax: 749-35-105
UK
Address: 32 Green Street
London WIY 4AT
Telephone: 004420-74-99-0877
Fax: 74-93-5105
USA
Address:
3006 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington DC 20008-3699
Telephone: 001201-238-2700
Telephone: 001201-238-2805
Fax: 238-2827
Consulates:
Address:
401 North Michigan Ave
Suite 3050
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: 001313-464-0245
Fax: 464-0299
Address:
1700 West Loop South
Suite 1450
Houston, Texas 77027
Telephone: 001713-961-3063
Telephone: 001713-961-3064
Fax: 961-3070
Address:
8484 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 711/730 Beverley Hills, California 90211-3216
Telephone: 001213-651-2664
Fax: 651-1274
Address:
2601 South Bay Shore Drive, Suite 800
Miami, Florida 33133
Telephone: 001305-285-6200
Fax: 285-6232
Address:
630 Fifth Ave, 20 th Floor
New York, New York 10020
Telephone: 001212-489-7930
Telephone: 001212-957-0624
Fax: 956-3465
Address:
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, California 94104-1913
Telephone: 001415-981-8170
Fax: 981-3628
Uruguay
Address: Blvd Artigas, 1328
Montevideo, Aptdo Postal 16022
Telephone: 005982-707-2119
Telephone: 005982-707-2115
Fax: 707-2086
Venezuela
Address: Centro Gerencial Mohedano, 6 th floor
C Los Chaguaramos con Av Mohedano
La Castellana
1060 Caracas
Telephone: 00582-261-6529
Telephone: 00582-261-5505
Fax: 261-9601

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