Brazil entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 6 months after the day you arrive
Visa (FCDO): You can visit Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Brazil travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 29 September 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Brazil, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Brazil with a British passport?
In short: You can visit Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
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.
Make sure the border control officer puts a stamp in your passport. If it is not stamped, you may be fined when you leave.
Read about passport stamping if you live in Brazil (in Portuguese).
Official source: GOV.UK – Brazil travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 29 September 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Brazil, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Official source: GOV.UK – Brazil travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 29 September 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Brazil
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 21 July 2023: “Information on travelling with children and British-Brazilian dual nationals aged 17 or younger needing to require authorisation from both of their parents or legal guardian(s) to travel within Brazil or to exit the country ('Entry requirements' page). Additional information on incidents of tourists participating in favela tours ('Safety and security' page).”
- 14 June 2023: “Brazil has lifted its entry rules, there are no COVID-19 vaccination or pre-departure COVID-19 test requirements for travel to Brazil ('Entry requirements' and 'Coronavirus' pages)”
- 22 September 2022: “Updated information to entry requirements for Brazil in relation to vaccination status ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 4 July 2022: “Update to information on entry to Brazil if you're not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ('Entry requirements' page)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Brazil (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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