Don’t make our mistake: Apply for your Brazil e-visa early
Don’t snooze on the new Brazil e-visa requirements for Americans, Canadians, Australians, and others.
We didn’t realize until about a month before travel that Brazil now requires an e-visa. The online application was $81 per person, required very specific visa photos, parent info including birthdates and nationalities, and extra paperwork for our minor child even though she’s traveling with both parents.
The hardest part was the portal. It kept rejecting our uploads — passports, birth certificate, photos, minor form — without explaining why. We tried different file types and sizes until everything finally went through.
We’re in Guatemala right now, so getting the minor form notarized meant hiring a lawyer, which was also not especially straightforward.
Everything is submitted now, and we fly to Manaus in about three weeks. Hoping it all comes back soon, but sharing in case this saves someone else a scramble.