The Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro is a consular office of Lebanon in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, run by staff of Lebanon’s foreign service. Lebanon’s embassy is in Brasília.
Contact Details
| Address | Rua Dona Mariana, 39, Botafogo, 22280-020 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil |
| Telephone | +55 21 2539-2125 |
| consuladolibanorj@gmail.com | |
| Website | riodejaneiro.mfa.gov.lb |
| Consul General | Joe Turk |
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 4.8 km away in a straight line, and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport (GIG) about 17 km. (distances: OpenStreetMap)
About the Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro
The consul general is Joe Turk, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry’s list. Lebanon also has a consulate general in São Paulo, an honorary consulate in Belém, an honorary consulate in Campinas, an honorary consulate in Campo Grande, an honorary consulate in Curitiba and an honorary consulate in Goiânia in Brazil.
Documents checklist
The most frequent applications and the documents the Lebanese authorities ask for:
Lebanese passport (application at an embassy)
- Lebanese ID card or a recent individual civil status extract – original and photocopy
- The embassy’s application form, signed in person at the embassy
- Three recent colour photos (not older than six months), 4.3 × 3.5 cm, white background
- Your residence card in Brazil, if applicable, and your current Lebanese passport
- Lost passport: police report explaining the circumstances
- Note: 2003-model passports can no longer be replaced abroad (only a one-time one-year renewal to travel to Lebanon)
Sources: Embassy of Lebanon in the Netherlands – Lebanese travel documents (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: Luxembourg (honorary), Mexico (consulate general), Netherlands (consulate general), New Zealand (honorary), Norway (consulate general), Panama (consulate general), Paraguay (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), Philippines (honorary), Portugal (consulate general), Romania (consulate general), Russia (consulate general), Serbia (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), Spain (consulate general), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general). 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 Lebanon.
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 Lebanon in Brazil
Lebanon in Brazil
Measured in a straight line from Rio de Janeiro, the nearest other Lebanese 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 Lebanon in Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro – Consulate General (this page)
- São Paulo (360 km) – Consulate General
- Belém – Honorary Consulate
- Campinas – Honorary Consulate
- Campo Grande – Honorary Consulate
- Curitiba – Honorary Consulate
- Goiânia – 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), riodejaneiro.mfa.gov.lb.
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