Since April 2025 Canadian passport holders require an eVisa to visit Brazil. Wings Travels' Calgary visa desk handles the entire application online, with 2-year multi-entry validity per stay up to 90 days.
Brazil is the most volatile entry requirement on this page, and that is the single most important thing to know about it. The visa requirement for Canadian, American, and Australian passport holders has been introduced, postponed, and reinstated several times in recent years, with implementation dates moving more than once. Anything you read about Brazil — including this page — should be checked against the current official position before you book.
Where a visa is required, it is applied for online rather than in person, which makes it considerably less demanding than the Chinese or American processes. The practical work is in the financial evidence and the itinerary rather than in attendance and interviews.
The requirement that catches Canadian travellers out most often has nothing to do with the visa itself. Yellow fever vaccination is required or recommended for parts of Brazil, and onward travel from Brazil to certain neighbouring countries can require proof of it regardless of what Brazil asks on entry. The certificate becomes valid only ten days after vaccination, so this is a decision to make weeks before departure rather than in the final fortnight.
| Processing time | 3-10 business days (usually 5 business days) |
|---|---|
| Embassy/consular fee | US$80.90 eVisa fee + Wings processing |
| Validity | Varies by visa type — typically 30 days to 10 years |
| Calgary biometrics | Required for most; we coordinate appointment booking |
Because this requirement has moved so often, we verify the current position for your specific passport at the time you book rather than working from what was true last season. Where a visa is needed we handle the online application, the financial evidence, and the itinerary documentation. Just as importantly, we plan the health requirements around your actual route, since yellow fever certification takes ten days to become effective and may be required for onward regional travel even when Brazil itself does not demand it.
Before you file
This requirement has changed repeatedly, with implementation dates moved more than once. Confirm the current rule for your passport shortly before travel rather than relying on anything written earlier, including this page.
The certificate takes effect ten days after vaccination, and onward travel to some neighbouring countries requires it even where Brazil does not. If your trip includes the Amazon, Iguazu, or a regional add-on, decide on this early rather than in the last two weeks.
Applications are assessed on demonstrated financial capacity for the trip as planned. Bank statements should reconcile with the length and style of travel you have described, and a mismatch between the two invites questions.
There is no short way to South America from YYC. Itineraries run through US or European hubs and total travel time is long, which makes connection choice and overnight positioning worth planning deliberately rather than accepting the cheapest combination.
FAQ
This has changed repeatedly. The requirement for Canadian, American, and Australian passport holders has been introduced, delayed, and reinstated more than once, with implementation dates moving. Verify the current position for your passport before booking — we check it at the time of enquiry rather than relying on last season's rule.
It is required or recommended for parts of Brazil, and some neighbouring countries require proof of it for onward travel even when Brazil does not. The certificate becomes valid only ten days after vaccination, so make this decision weeks before departure rather than at the end of your planning.
Online, where a visa is required — there is no in-person interview requirement comparable to the American or Chinese processes. The substantive work is in demonstrating financial capacity and providing a coherent itinerary.
There is no short routing. Itineraries connect through US or European hubs and total journey time is long, so the choice of connection matters more than usual. For some travellers an overnight in the connecting city is a better trip than the tightest available routing.
Bank statements that reconcile with the trip you have described. If you are travelling for three weeks in a style your statements do not obviously support, explain the discrepancy inside the application rather than leaving it to be inferred.
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