The Consulate General of Brazil in Houston is a career consular post of Brazil in Houston, Texas; it serves Brazilian citizens and travellers in its consular district. Brazil is represented in Washington, D.C., by the Embassy of Brazil in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 5444 Westheimer Road, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77056, United States |
| Telephone | +1 713-961-3063 +1 713-961-3064 +1 713-961-3065 |
| Emergency phone | +1 281-384-4966 |
| Fax | +1 713-961-3070 |
| cg.houston@itamaraty.gov.br | |
| Website | www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-houston |
| Consular district | Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published by the Brazilian foreign ministry (Itamaraty). Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- The consulate general is four minutes from The Galleria shopping centre, according to its website.
- Location: The consulate general is in Houston, Texas, about 10 km in a straight line from the centre of Houston; the nearest large airport is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), about 21 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Consulate General of Brazil in Houston
The office’s consular district covers Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. It is one of 11 career consular posts of Brazil in the United States listed by the Brazilian foreign ministry (Itamaraty). In Brazil, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia (br.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Brazilian office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Consulate General, Atlanta | Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi |
| Consulate General, Boston | Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont |
| Consulate General, Chicago | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin |
| Consulate General, Hartford | Connecticut and Rhode Island |
| Consulate General, Houston (this page) | Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, southern California (10 counties – see the consulate general’s page) and the US Pacific islands |
| Consulate General, Miami | South Florida (17 counties – see the consulate general’s page), Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Consulate General, New York | New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, plus Bermuda |
| Consulate General, Orlando | central and northern Florida (50 counties – see the consulate general’s page) |
| Consulate General, San Francisco | Alaska, Oregon, Washington and northern and central California (49 counties – see the consulate general’s page) |
| Consulate General, Washington | District of Columbia, North Carolina, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and US military bases (Guam not included) |
Source: Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – jurisdiction of the Brazilian consulates in the United States (gov.br, consulate general in Chicago) (accessed 21 October 2026).
Note: the source lists California, Florida, Nevada and Washington under more than one office; if you live there, check with the offices concerned which one is responsible for your place of residence.
Other consulates in Houston
11 other countries are represented in Houston: Argentina (consulate), Bolivia (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Costa Rica (consulate), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), Mexico (consulate general), Panama (consulate), Peru (consulate general).
Closing days
The dates of the US federal holidays are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The consulate general may also close on public holidays of Brazil.
Emergency assistance
Brazilian citizens can call +1 281-384-4966 in an emergency. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Brazil can contact the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia.
Diplomatic missions of Brazil in the United States
Brazil in the United States
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Brazil in the United States
- Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Hartford – Consulate General (Connecticut)
- Houston – Consulate General (this page)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
- Orlando – Consulate General (Florida)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
- Washington – Consulate General (District of Columbia)
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Details checked on 21 October 2026. Sources: Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – jurisdiction of the Brazilian consulates in the United States (gov.br, consulate general in Chicago) (accessed 21 October 2026), Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help), www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-houston.
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