Lebanon Consulate General São Paulo

Before your visit

• Location: The consulate general is in the Bela Vista district of São Paulo; from the building, Praça da Sé (the city’s historic centre) is about 2.7 km away in a straight line, and São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) about 23 km. (distances: OpenStreetMap)

About the Consulate General of Lebanon in São Paulo

The consul general is Rodrigue El Khoury, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry’s list. Lebanon also has a consulate general in Rio de Janeiro, 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

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

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 São Paulo

76 other countries are represented in São Paulo, among them: Lithuania (consulate general), Luxembourg (honorary), Malta (honorary), Marshall Islands (honorary), Mexico (consulate general), Moldova (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Mozambique (honorary), Myanmar (honorary), Netherlands (consulate general), New Zealand (consulate general), North Macedonia (honorary), Norway (honorary), Paraguay (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), Philippines (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (consulate general), Qatar (consulate general), Russia (consulate general). The full list of all 77 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 São Paulo, the nearest other Lebanese office is the Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro (about 360 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from São Paulo.

• Brasília (870 km) – Embassy of Lebanon in Brazil
• Rio de Janeiro (360 km) – Consulate General
• São Paulo – Consulate General (this page)
• Belém – Honorary Consulate
• Campinas – Honorary Consulate
• Campo Grande – Honorary Consulate
• Curitiba – Honorary Consulate
• Goiânia – Honorary Consulate