The Consulate General of Colombia in Rio de Janeiro is a consular office of Colombia in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, run by staff of Colombia’s foreign service. Colombia’s embassy is in Brasília.
Contact Details
| Address | Praia de Botafogo, 228 sala 801 C Ala B Edifício Argentina, 22250-906 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil |
| Telephone | +55 61 3214-8903 |
| diana.paez@cancilleria.gov.co | |
| Consul General | Diana Carolina Paez Gamboa |
Opening Hours
The Brazilian foreign ministry’s list of foreign missions in Brazil gives no opening hours for the office. Call or e-mail before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- Location: The consulate general is in the Botafogo district of Rio de Janeiro; from the building, Praça Floriano (Cinelândia) in the city centre is about 3.7 km away in a straight line, and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport (GIG) about 17 km. (distances: OpenStreetMap)
About the Consulate General of Colombia in Rio de Janeiro
The consul general is Diana Carolina Paez Gamboa, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry’s list. Colombia also has a consulate general in Manaus, a consulate general in São Paulo, a consulate in Tabatinga, an honorary consulate in Fortaleza and an honorary consulate in Recife in Brazil.
Documents checklist
What Colombian citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Colombian government information:
Colombian passport (application abroad)
- Abroad, only Colombian consulates issue passports – the application and the collection are in person
- Original cédula de ciudadanía (or the original contraseña receipt if you do not have the card yet)
- To collect the passport: original Colombian ID and the payment receipt
- Ordinary passports are valid for 10 years; processing at consulates takes about 8 working days
- Minors: accompanied by a parent or legal representative with their cédula; a third party needs a special power of attorney from both parents (apostilled and translated into Spanish if made abroad)
Sources: Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passports, Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passport requirements (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.
Other consulates in Rio de Janeiro
50 other countries are represented in Rio de Janeiro, among them: Croatia (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (honorary), Haiti (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Iceland (honorary), India (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Japan (consulate general), Lebanon (consulate general), Luxembourg (honorary), Mexico (consulate general), South Korea (honorary). The full list of all 51 missions is on the overview page for Brazil.
Closing days
National public holidays in Brazil are New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Tiradentes Day (21 April), Labour Day (1 May), Independence Day (7 September), Our Lady of Aparecida (12 October), All Souls’ Day (2 November), the Proclamation of the Republic (15 November), Black Consciousness Day (20 November) and Christmas Day; they are not moved when they fall on a weekend. Carnival Monday and Tuesday, Ash Wednesday morning and Corpus Christi are optional days (ponto facultativo) rather than public holidays, and each state and municipality also has its own holidays. The office may also close on public holidays of Colombia.
Emergency assistance
In Brazil, dial 190 or 911 for the police, 192 for an ambulance and 193 for the fire brigade (GOV.UK travel advice).
Diplomatic missions of Colombia in Brazil
Colombia in Brazil
Measured in a straight line from Rio de Janeiro, the nearest other Colombian office is the Consulate General in São Paulo (about 360 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Rio de Janeiro.
- Brasília (930 km) – Embassy of Colombia in Brazil
- Manaus – Consulate General
- Rio de Janeiro – Consulate General (this page)
- São Paulo (360 km) – Consulate General
- Tabatinga – Consulate
- Fortaleza – Honorary Consulate
- Recife – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 28 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (Itamaraty) – foreign embassies and career consular posts in Brazil (October 2026), Official Gazette of Brazil (DOU), 30 December 2025 – Ordinance MGI No. 11,460 on national holidays and optional days in 2026, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Brazil (getting help, updated 29 September 2026).
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