The Consulate General of Russia in São Paulo is a consular office of Russia in Jardim Everest, São Paulo, run by staff of Russia’s foreign service. Russia’s embassy is in Brasília.
Contact Details
| Address | Avenida Lineu de Paula Machado, 1366, Jardim Everest, 05601-001 São Paulo – SP, Brazil |
| Telephone | +55 11 3814-4100 |
| saopaulo@mid.ru | |
| Website | brazil.mid.ru/pt/contacts/generalnoe_konsulstvo_rf_v_san_paulu |
| Consul General | Dmitriy Vadimovich Potapov |
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
About the Consulate General of Russia in São Paulo
The consul general is Dmitriy Vadimovich Potapov, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry’s list. Russia also has a consulate general in Rio de Janeiro, an honorary consulate in Campina das Missões and an honorary consulate in Curitiba in Brazil.
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Russian sources:
Russian passport for travel abroad (zagranpasport)
- Application form prepared online: zp.midpass.ru (biometric 10-year passport) or passportzu.kdmid.ru (5-year passport)
- Photo 35 × 45 mm attached to the application (one extra photo for the non-biometric passport)
- Your current Russian passport for travel abroad – or a valid internal passport if it has expired, is unusable or was never issued
- If the name has changed: marriage or name-change certificate; foreign documents need an apostille and a notarised Russian translation
- If the old passport was lost: a written statement about the loss
- Most consulates work by appointment only (electronic queue)
Sources: Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry – documents for passports (kdmid.ru) (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: Angola (consulate general), Argentina (consulate general), San Marino (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), South Africa (consulate general), Spain (consulate general), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (consulate general), Syria (consulate general), Trinidad and Tobago (honorary), Tunisia (consulate), Tunisia (honorary), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (honorary), United Arab Emirates (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general), United States (consulate general), Uruguay (consulate general), Venezuela (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 Russia.
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 Russia can contact the Embassy of Brazil in Moscow.
Diplomatic missions of Russia in Brazil
Russia in Brazil
Measured in a straight line from São Paulo, the nearest other Russian 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 Russia in Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro (360 km) – Consulate General
- São Paulo – Consulate General (this page)
- Campina das Missões – Honorary Consulate
- Curitiba – 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), brazil.mid.ru/pt/contacts/generalnoe_konsulstvo_rf_v_san_paulu.
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