Moving to Brazil, explained in English.

If you are a US, Canadian or Australian citizen, yes. Since April 10, 2025 you need an e-Visa for tourism or business trips. It covers stays of up to 90 days and the fee is US$80.90. Requirements include a passport valid for the whole trip, a photo, a flight reservation in and out of Brazil, and a bank statement for the last 30 days showing at least US$2,000.

The digital nomad rule says the activities it covers may also be carried out on a visitor stay, within the stay limits and visit-visa rules for your nationality. To stay longer than a visit allows, you need a temporary visa or residence, such as the digital nomad visa.

People who work remotely for a foreign employer and have at least US$1,500 a month from a foreign source, or at least US$18,000 in bank funds. It does not cover working for an employer in Brazil. If you are self-employed or own your company, check before you apply: the New York consulate states that the route is not available to business owners.

Up to one year at first, and the residence may be renewed for an equal period. The rule itself has no provision for changing it to a permanent residence, so if you want to stay long term, plan your next residence basis early.

Yes, both the digital nomad residence and the real estate residence can be requested from inside Brazil. Work and investment residence requests go online through the Ministry of Justice system, MigranteWeb. Its processing fee is R$168.13.

At least R$1,000,000 in urban property, built or under construction, or at least R$700,000 in the North and Northeast regions. Several properties can be combined. The money must be your own and come from abroad, and financing counts only for the part above the minimum.

The residence lasts 4 years. After that it can be changed to an indefinite term if you keep the investment. You must be in Brazil at least 14 days, consecutive or not, in each two-year period. If the property is sold, the residence can be declared lost.

The CPF is the Receita Federal's register of individual taxpayers. If you live abroad, you need one to hold real estate, vehicles, bank accounts or investments in Brazil. From abroad, foreigners request it in person at a Brazilian consulate, booked through its online system. The service is free and there is no card: the proof is a printout from the Receita Federal website.

Yes. Registration gives you an RNM number and a CRNM card. On a temporary visa the deadline is 90 days after you enter Brazil; for a residence granted in Brazil it is 30 days after publication in the official gazette. It is in person, by appointment, and missing the deadline can bring penalties. The card fee is R$204.77.

On a permanent visa, from the day you arrive. On a temporary visa, you become a tax resident on arrival if you come to work under a Brazilian employment contract; otherwise on the day you complete 184 days in Brazil, consecutive or not, within a period of up to 12 months. If you stay 183 days or fewer in that period, you remain a non-resident.

No. Brazil does not have an income tax treaty with the United States. Brazil does have a 2000 ruling on offsetting tax paid in the US against tax due in Brazil. US citizens are taxed on worldwide income and still file US returns from abroad, plus an FBAR for foreign accounts above the threshold. Speak to a US and a Brazilian tax professional before you move.

No official processing time is published. The Chicago consulate, for example, says processing time may vary and is determined by the consular authority. Leave room in your plans.