• All applicants under 18 years must provide a notarized letter of consent signed by either both parents or the legal guardian authorizing the Consulate to issue a visa as well as a copy of the minor's birth certificate.
• The passport presented at the Consulate with your visa application must be valid for at least another 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page available.
• Visa applications are received at the Consulate every business day on a first-come, first-served basis. The Consulate reserves the right to limit the number of visa applications received daily.
• Long-duration visas (valid for 5 or 10 years) are valid from the day of issuance while short-duration visas (valid for 30 or 90 days) are valid from the date of first entry into Brazil. All visa holders may only stay in Brazil for up to 90 days a year, unless otherwise noted on the visa. An extension of the may be granted by the Federal Police Department in Brazil, yet total stay should not exceed 180 days a year, unless otherwise noted.

This covers visits to Brazil as a scientist, professor or researcher, participating in scientific or technological studies; an exchange student; a student at a practical course as part of professional or university studies; a trainee in the operation or maintenance of equipments or machines made in Brazil; a technician, volunteer, specialist, scientist or researcher who will work for government, private or non-governmental institutions, under a treaty of international cooperation; an amateur athlete under 21 years of age traveling to Brazil for intensive practice; for medical treatment; or volunteer or social worker without employment contract and payment, for community work or to render service to a religious institution.

São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), nicknamed as Cumbica International Airport, is Brazil's busiest airport by passenger traffic, aircraft movements and cargo handling. Located in the district of Cumbica, in the city of Guarulhos in Greater São Paulo, it is located 25 km from Downtown São Paulo. As a hub for South America, Guarulhos handles 26 million passengers a year. It is the third busiest airport in Latin America. 3It is 35 min by car to the city.

Rio de Janeiro Airport (GIG) - is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Operated by Infraero, it is the largest airport site in Brazil. It is the 4th busiest airport in the country with 10 million passengers and the 2nd busiest airport in terms of international air traffic in the country. Some of its facilities are shared with the Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force. The airport is located just 20 km north of downtown Rio de Janeiro on Governador Island.