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The reciprocity question, answered first

Brazil governs entry by a stated principle rather than case by case. Itamaraty puts it this way: Brazil adopts a policy of reciprocity regarding visas. This means that nationals of countries that require visas for Brazilian citizens will need a visa to travel to Brazil.

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So the natural first question is whether Europe requiring something new of Brazilians means Brazil will require something new of Europeans. On the face of the rule, no. Reciprocity as Brazil states it is triggered by a visa requirement, and an authorisation is not a visa. It involves no consulate, no interview and no biometric appointment; it is an electronic check made before travel by a traveller who remains visa-exempt.

We are describing the shape of the Brazilian rule, not predicting what the Brazilian government will do. Any actual change would come from Itamaraty and would be announced there.

What it will cost and cover

The fee will be EUR 20, set in euros by EU regulation, and one authorisation will cover every participating country with no limit on trips inside its validity, which will be Three years, or until the travel document used in the application expires, whichever comes first.

Applicants under 18 years or above 70 years of age at the time of the application. There is also an exemption for family members of EU nationals who meet the conditions for that status, which is more relevant in Brazil than in most of the countries covered by these guides. All three exemptions are exemptions from paying, not from holding the authorisation. The detail is on the fee and who will be exempt.

Residence in Europe changes the answer

A large number of Brazilians hold residence permits issued by European countries, most often Portugal, and residence puts you outside this requirement. The authorisation is for visitors who are visa-exempt. Someone holding a residence document issued by a participating country travels on that document, and their movement is governed by it rather than by an authorisation.

What matters is which document you actually hold and which country issued it, and that is a question for the issuing authority rather than for us. We do not attempt to classify individual Brazilian or Portuguese residence categories against the European requirement, because the answer turns on the precise document and the classification is theirs to make, not ours.

Brazilians who have acquired an EU nationality are in a different position again: travelling on that passport, free movement applies, no authorisation arises, and the short-stay limit does not reach them. As always, the exemption follows the document presented at the border, so an entitlement to citizenship that has not been claimed does nothing on the day.

How long you may stay

The limit is 90 days in any 180 day period, counted across every participating country together and inside a window that moves forward continuously.

This reaches a very common Brazilian pattern: an extended visit to family in Portugal in the middle of the year, then a return for the end of year holidays. Those two trips can easily fall inside the same window, so the second is limited by what the first used rather than starting fresh. It is worth counting before booking the return leg rather than after. Since 10 April 2026 the count has been kept digitally by the Entry/Exit System, so a border officer sees the exact figure. The 90 in 180 day rule shows how it is worked out.

Living in Portugal for part of the year rather than visiting it is a residence question and not a short-stay one, and it is answered through the Portuguese authorities.

Your passport

Your travel document should not expire in less than three months and it should not be older than 10 years.

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Two separate conditions, and the second one asks how old the document is rather than how long remains on it. The authorisation will be tied to the passport it is issued against, so renewing the passport ends it early. If a renewal is due, do it first.

Common questions

Is this a visa by another name?

No, and the difference is not cosmetic. A visa is issued by a consulate after an application with supporting documents; this will be an electronic check that leaves the traveller visa-exempt. What it is and is not is set out on what ETIAS is.

Does it allow work in Europe?

No. It will cover tourism, business visits, transit and short medical treatment. Work requires a national permit from the country where the work happens, and no authorisation substitutes for one.

Sites in Portuguese are already charging for this. Are they real?

They cannot be. ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point. Nobody can process an application that the EU is not accepting. The patterns to recognise are on avoiding ETIAS scams, and you can check eligibility here at no cost.

Guides for other nationalities

Each of these covers the same requirement from a different starting point, because the comparison that makes it clear is different in each country.

Nationalities without a guide are listed in the data table on countries and territories. We would rather list a country once, accurately, than write a thin page about it.

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