Brazil visa requirements for Canadian passport holders

Check your circumstances

Read these conditions alongside the entry rule. Where official guidance does not state a condition, that is not confirmation that no condition applies.

Passport type Conditions to check

The e-Visa is for Canadian passport holders. If you travel on a Canadian travel document that is not a passport, you need a paper visitor visa (VIVIS) whatever your nationality.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto (Itamaraty).

Trip purpose Confirmed for this scope

The e-Visa covers tourism, business, transit and sports or artistic activities for stays of up to 90 days.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in New York (Itamaraty).

Age Conditions to check

Children applying for an e-Visa also need a birth certificate, a consent letter signed by both parents and notarized, and copies of both parents' IDs.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney (Itamaraty).

Residence Conditions to check

Eligibility follows your passport, not your residence: permanent residents of Canada with another nationality must check Brazil's own list for their passport.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto (Itamaraty).

Other visas or residence permits Conditions to check

If you already hold a valid traditional Brazilian visa, you do not need an e-Visa.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in New York (Itamaraty).

Carrier and arrival route Conditions to check

No visa is needed to change planes in Brazil on a single ticket while you stay in the international transit zone. Separate tickets that take you through passport control need a visa.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney (Itamaraty).

Stay and visa validity Conditions to check

Visits are for up to 90 days. To stay longer, you must get an extension from the Federal Police before your authorized stay expires.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

How to apply

All e-Visa applications are received and processed by VFS Global on brazil.vfsevisa.com; the consulates send questions about it to VFS. The e-Visa arrives by email once granted, and the consulates advise applying well before you travel.

Your regular Canadian passport must be valid for your whole stay in Brazil. Customs officers may also ask to see a return or onward ticket and proof that you have enough money for the trip.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto (Itamaraty); Government of Canada; Consulate General of Brazil in New York (Itamaraty).

Documents and children

The e-Visa needs a signed passport valid until the end of your trip with two free visa pages, the online form, a recent photo and payment through VFS. For children, add a birth certificate, a letter of consent signed by both parents and notarized, and copies of both parents' IDs.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney (Itamaraty).

Stay, transit and dual citizens

The e-Visa allows up to 90 days a year and multiple entries while it is valid; extensions come from the Federal Police in Brazil. A connection on one ticket that stays in the international transit zone needs no visa.

If you are both Canadian and Brazilian, the Government of Canada says you must enter and leave Brazil on your Brazilian passport.

Official sources: Consulate General of Brazil in New York (Itamaraty); Consulate General of Brazil in Sydney (Itamaraty); Government of Canada.