Brazil Consulate Bilbao

About the honorary consulate in Bilbao

Tomás Gonzalez Perez holds the post – recognised by Spain since October 2013.

Bilbao belongs to the province of Biscay in the Basque Country. For services the honorary consul cannot provide, the closest Brazilian career post is in Madrid (around 325 km). The embassy in Madrid is roughly 325 km away.

Spanish citizens do not need a visa for short tourist stays in Brazil (up to 90 days). The passport should be valid for at least six months. The Spanish Foreign Ministry advises travelling to Brazil with caution. Details: Spanish travel advice (Recomendaciones de viaje).

Which Brazilian office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Brazilian citizens are handled by the Brazilian consulate general in Madrid or the embassy in Madrid.

Contact details of the Brazilian Consulate General in Madrid, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: C/ Goya 5-7 (pasaje), 28001 Madrid, Spain
• Telephone: +34 91 702 12 20
• Email: consular.cgmadri@itamaraty.gov.br

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Brazil and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Brazilian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Bilbao

43 other countries are represented in Bilbao, among them: Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bolivia (consulate), Cabo Verde (honorary), Chile (honorary), Colombia (consulate general), Cyprus (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Honduras (consulate general), Morocco (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), Romania (consulate general), Venezuela (consulate general). The full list of all 44 missions is on the overview page for Spain.

Holidays and closures

Like most offices in Spain, the honorary consulate closes on public holidays and on Brazil’s national day (7 September).

Brazilian missions in Spain

Measured in a straight line from Bilbao, the nearest other Brazilian office is the Honorary Consulate in Santander (about 74 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General in Madrid (about 320 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bilbao.

• Madrid (320 km) – Embassy of Brazil
• Barcelona (470 km) – Consulate General
• Madrid (320 km) – Consulate General
• Bilbao – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Granada (680 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2,020 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Málaga (730 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Palma de Mallorca (620 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2,030 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Santander (74 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Santiago de Compostela (460 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Seville (700 km) – Honorary Consulate
• Valencia (470 km) – Honorary Consulate