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Brazil: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Brazil. 170 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 16 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 131Visa-free
  • 10ETA
  • 29On arrival
  • 32eVisa
  • 24Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Brazil
Rank16
No prior visa170
CodeBRA

Passport strength

A strong passport 16

Rank 16 of 199. 170 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 16.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free90 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-freeEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 56

A prior visa is needed for 56 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

United StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaIndiaeVisaMexicoeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaSaudi ArabiaVisa required
Taxes32/100up to 27.5%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Brazil passport gives

58of 100
rank 79 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility87170 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law45score -0.32 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life68HDI 0.786
  • Health and longevity6775.8 years life expectancy
  • Education66education index 0.72
  • Taxes32up to 27.5%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 131

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEurope · 90 daysAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericasArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelarusEurope · 90 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 90 daysBermudaAmericas · 180 daysBoliviaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericasChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericasCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 daysEcuadorAmericasEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericas · 30 daysFrench PolynesiaOceania · 90 daysFrench West IndiesCaribbean · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIranMiddle East · 15 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 180 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 90 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsia · 59 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericasUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 days

ETA 10

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaKenya
IsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 days

On arrival 29

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 30 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTongaOceania · 31 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 32

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCubaMexicoAustralia
AfghanistanAsiaAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMexicoAmericasMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 24

Through a consulate

Popular:United StatesCanadaSaudi Arabia
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaBangladeshAsiaBruneiAsiaCanadaAmericasCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaGambiaAfricaGuamOceaniaKuwaitMiddle EastMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSudanAfricaTaiwanAsiaTurkmenistanAsiaUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 13Hong Kong176
  2. 13Monaco176
  3. 14Cyprus174
  4. 15Chile172
  5. 16Brazil170
  6. 17Andorra169
  7. 18Argentina168
  8. 19San Marino167
  9. 20Israel166

Frequently asked questions

Brazil: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 170 of 226 countries and territories, 131 visa-free, 10 with an ETA and 29 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 16 of 199.

Brazil: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Brazil → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Brazil → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Brazil → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 17 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 13. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.