Brazil Embassy Berlin

Before your visit

The Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil is at Wallstraße 57 in Berlin-Mitte, close to the U-Bahn station Märkisches Museum (U2) and the Australian Embassy.

• Telephone: +49 30 72 62 80.
• Check your district: Brazilians in western and southern Germany are served by the Consulates General in Frankfurt am Main and Munich.

About the Embassy of Brazil in Berlin

The embassy represents Brazil in Germany. Brazil is one of Germany’s most important trading partners in Latin America, and more than 1,000 German companies are active in the country, many of them around São Paulo. The two countries also cooperate on climate protection and the Amazon.

Brazil runs Consulates General in Frankfurt am Main and Munich and has honorary consuls in Aachen, Hamburg, Stein (near Nuremberg) and Stuttgart.

Which Brazilian office is responsible for me?

Consular services

• Brazilian passports
• Registration of births and marriages (transcrição)
• Powers of attorney (procurações) and certifications
• Military service certificates
• Registration of voters (título de eleitor)
• Visas for foreigners who need one for Brazil

Documents checklist

What Brazilian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Brazilian government information:

Brazilian passport (application at a consulate)

• Fill in the online passport request form (RER) on the Foreign Ministry site and bring the signed receipt
• Many consulates first check your documents online (e-consular) before you book an appointment
• Original documents – photocopies are generally not accepted
• Your current passport or one expired less than 2 years ago, or another valid Brazilian ID (RG, CNH)
• Proof of Brazilian nationality (Brazilian birth or marriage certificate; consular birth registration for those born abroad)
• CPF number – mandatory for every applicant since January 2024
• Men aged 18–45: military documents; citizens aged 18–70: electoral clearance certificate (certidão de quitação eleitoral)
• A recent colour photo as specified by the consulate

Sources: Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passport requested at a consulate (gov.br), Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passport (gov.br) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Most services at the Brazilian missions require an appointment, which is booked online through Brazil’s consular service system (e-consular). Check the website of the office responsible for your state.

Visa information

Travelling from Germany to Brazil

German citizens can enter Brazil without a visa for tourism or business and stay up to 90 days within six months.

• This covers tourism, visiting relatives, exploring business opportunities, meetings, signing contracts, conferences and seminars, as long as you are not paid from Brazilian sources.
• Work, study and longer stays require a visa.

Travelling from Brazil to Germany

Brazilian citizens do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area.

Other consulates and embassies in Berlin

161 other countries are represented in Berlin, among them: Brunei (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Burkina Faso (embassy), Burundi (embassy), Cabo Verde (embassy), Cambodia (embassy), Cameroon (embassy), Canada (embassy), Chad (embassy), Chile (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (embassy), Costa Rica (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Côte d’Ivoire (embassy), Democratic Republic of the Congo (embassy), Republic of the Congo (embassy). The full list of all 162 missions is on the overview page for Germany.

Closing days

The embassy and consulates are closed on German public holidays and on Brazilian holidays, including Carnival Monday and Tuesday, Tiradentes Day on 21 April, Independence Day on 7 September, Our Lady of Aparecida on 12 October and Republic Day on 15 November.

Emergency assistance

Brazilian nationals in Germany

Each Brazilian mission has an emergency phone (plantão consular) for urgent cases outside office hours. The number is on the mission’s website.

German nationals in Brazil

Germany has an embassy in Brasília, Consulates General in Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and many honorary consuls, including in Belo Horizonte, Blumenau, Curitiba and Fortaleza.

Diplomatic missions between Brazil and Germany

Brazil in Germany

Measured in a straight line from Berlin, the nearest other Brazilian office is the Honorary Consulate in Hamburg (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Berlin.

• Berlin – Embassy of Brazil (this page)
• Frankfurt am Main – Consulate General (420 km) (Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Thuringia)
• Munich – Consulate General (500 km) (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
• Aachen – Honorary Consulate (540 km) (North Rhine-Westphalia)
• Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (250 km) (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
• Stein – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
• Stuttgart – Honorary Consulate (510 km) (Baden-Württemberg)

Germany in Brazil

• Brasília – German Embassy
• Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo – German Consulates General
• Anápolis, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Blumenau, Campo Grande, Curitiba, Domingos Martins, Fortaleza, Joinville and other cities – Honorary Consuls