How to get a Brazil visa from India

• The Brazilian tourist visa is issued to Indians traveling to Brazil for tourism purposes.
• This visa is valid for 90 days in a period of 180 days.
• Foreigners traveling with more than 10,000 BR must have it declared to Customs.
• Brazilian law requires any minor to have permission from each parent to travel within Brazil or exit the country.
• The birth certificate of the minor is required.
• You must provide proof of your financial ability so as to support yourself financially during your stay in Brazil and for your return transportation. Brazil requires visitors to have at least USD 100 per day for staying in Brazil.
• Applicants are required to provide proof of sufficient funds this should come in form of a bank statement.
• Travelers are advised to avoid traveling to the following areas in Brazil:
• Informal housing developments in Brazil (commonly referred to in Brazil as favelas, vilas, comunidades, and/or satellite cities).
• Brasilia’s administrative regions (commonly known as “satellite cities”) of Ceilandia, Santa Maria, Sao Sebastiao, and Paranoa during non-daylight hours.
• Any areas within 150 km of Brazil’s land borders with Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Paraguay.
• Brazilian customs authorities have strict regulations concerning temporarily importing or exporting items such as firearms, antiquities, mineral samples, tropical plants, wildlife, medications, and business and communication equipments.
  

• This type of visa is issued to Indian businessmen, representatives or employees of foreign companies who want to visit Brazil for business purposes.
• Applicants are permitted to attend business meetings and conferences and conclude contracts with this visa.
• A covering letter from the applicant’s company is required.
• The letter must have the company’s letterhead, the name of the company, the designation of the candidate, the department he or she works in and the contact number.
• A notarized letter of invitation from the concerned organisation in Brazil is needed. The letter should be written in both English and Portuguese.
• The letter should also include all the details of the company, such as the registration number of the organisation, the duration and purpose of stay of the applicant.
• If the applicant is a business owner, a copy of your certificate of business registration and latest tax returns is required.
• If your employer is to assume the financial responsibility of your trip, it should be stated in the letter from your employer.
• Proof of previous business dealings in the company should be provided, if any.

• The Brazilian work visa is issued to Indians traveling to Brazil for work purposes.
• A letter verifying the applicant’s employment is required. Applicants are advised to be sure they have been offered a job in Brazil before initiating the application.
• A letter from your future employer should be submitted. The letter should be written on the company’s letterhead and should state the address of the company and your job description.
• Your employment contract which determines the terms of employment signed by both the employer and the employee is required.
• Your employer will need to provide proof that there was no Brazilian willing and available to take up the job before you were offered the job.
• Applicants of this visa who do not have the right qualification which matches the job they have been offered may not be issued this visa.
• Proof from your employer that you will not be paid below the minimum wage paid to citizens of the country.
• If you are traveling with a minor, the original copy of the minor’s birth certificate is required. A notarized consent signed by both the minor’s parent should also be submitted.
• The short-term work visa which is valid for 90 days can be obtained by foreign nationals willing to work in Brazil by getting an approval directly from the Brazilian consular offices. The applicant needs to provide the contract that has been signed as proof to the immigration department.

As a tourist, you can stay up to 90 days per visit in Brazil and a total of 180 days per year.