Entry rules · France passport
Do France passport holders need a visa for Brazil?
No visa needed for a short visit. France passport holders can stay in Brazil visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Checked against official sources on 2 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period
- Status
- Verified 2 Nov 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary France passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
França 5 5 4 *
PAÍS/REGIÃO PADIP PASOF VIVIS (VISITA)
VIVIS – Visto de Visita, para portadores de passaporte comum
More quotes (6)
1. Visto exigido. 2. Dispensa de visto, por até 30 dias. 3. Dispensa de visto, por até 60 dias. 4. Dispensa de visto, por até 90 dias.
* - Máximo 90 dias de estada a cada 180 dias.
1. Para efeitos do presente Acordo, os cidadãos da União podem permanecer no território do Brasil por um período máximo de 90 dias num período de 180 dias.
Considerando que o Acordo entrou em vigor para a República Federativa do Brasil, no plano jurídico externo, em 1º de março de 2026
pressupõe a aplicação de um período de referência móvel de 180 dias, o que implica examinar retrospectivamente, relativamente a cada dia da estada, o último período de 180 dias
4. Dispensa de visto, por até 90 dias.
Stay: up to 90 days in any 180-day period
1. Visto exigido. 2. Dispensa de visto, por até 30 dias. 3. Dispensa de visto, por até 60 dias. 4. Dispensa de visto, por até 90 dias.
* - Máximo 90 dias de estada a cada 180 dias.
1. Para efeitos do presente Acordo, os cidadãos da União podem permanecer no território do Brasil por um período máximo de 90 dias num período de 180 dias.
More quotes (3)
Considerando que o Acordo entrou em vigor para a República Federativa do Brasil, no plano jurídico externo, em 1º de março de 2026
pressupõe a aplicação de um período de referência móvel de 180 dias, o que implica examinar retrospectivamente, relativamente a cada dia da estada, o último período de 180 dias
4. Dispensa de visto, por até 90 dias.
Brazil for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days in any 180-day period
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Singapore
- Visa-freeUp to 60 days
- Dominican Republic, Venezuela
- eVisaPublic data
- Australia, Canada, United States
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa requiredPublic data
- China
How this rule was checked
On 2 Nov 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Brazil, chiefly Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Itamaraty), Divisão de Imigração. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Brazil
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all but essential travel to some areas
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Brazil as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the France passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Brazil visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for France passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the France passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Brazil.