The Consulate General of Panama in Rio de Janeiro is a consular office of Panama in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, run by staff of Panama’s foreign service. Panama’s embassy is in Brasília.
Contact Details
| Address | Rua Figueiredo Magalhães, 122 ap. 1222, Copacabana, 22031-012 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil |
| Telephone | +55 21 2255-9085 +55 21 99240-0545 |
| consuladopanamario@hotmail.com | |
| Consul General | Rubén Darío Arguelles Sánchez |
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 Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro; from the building, Praça Floriano (Cinelândia) in the city centre is about 6.9 km away in a straight line, and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport (GIG) about 19 km. (distances: OpenStreetMap)
About the Consulate General of Panama in Rio de Janeiro
The consul general is Rubén Darío Arguelles Sánchez, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry’s list. Panama also has a consulate general in Santos and an honorary consulate in Uberaba in Brazil.
Other consulates in Rio de Janeiro
50 other countries are represented in Rio de Janeiro, among them: Angola (consulate general), Argentina (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), United States (consulate general), United States (consulate general), Uruguay (consulate general), Vietnam (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 Panama.
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). Brazilian citizens who need consular help in Panama can contact the Embassy of Brazil in Panama City.
Diplomatic missions of Panama in Brazil
Panama in Brazil
Measured in a straight line from Rio de Janeiro, the nearest other Panamanian office is the Embassy in Brasília (about 930 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Rio de Janeiro.
- Brasília (930 km) – Embassy of Panama in Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro – Consulate General (this page)
- Santos – Consulate General
- Uberaba – 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), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama – press release (09.04.2026) (accessed 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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