Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world. Brazil is an incredibly diverse country, in people, culture, and landscapes—from the famous summer carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Olinda, and Recife to the wild power of nature in the Amazon and Iguaçu Falls. Wikivoyage
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 29 September 2026:
You can visit Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism.
If you want to extend your tourist visa, contact the Federal Police (in Portuguese) before your visa expires.
For more information about visas, contact the Brazilian Consulate in London.
If you overstay your visa, you’ll face a daily fine. You have the option to pay this fine either when you leave Brazil or during your next visit.
Make sure you get your passport stamped.
Passport validity
To enter Brazil, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Brazil
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Brazil's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Brazil
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Time
- UTC−5 to UTC−2
- Plugs and power
- Types C, N · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +55
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Capital
- Brasília
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.