The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Brazil passport: rank 54 of 199
The Brazil passport scores 64.8 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 145 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 150.5, rank 43).
Photo: Rio de Janeiro and Sugarloaf Mountain · Rjcastillo · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Brazil passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 21.1 / 30 | 145 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 70% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 1.5 / 20 | Right to live and work in 8 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 6.2 / 10 | Political stability 59/100 · rule of law 51/100 · embassies or consulates in 135 countries. |
| Investor Score | 64.8 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Brazil passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free114
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra · 90 days
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia · 180 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus · 90 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize · 90 days
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Chile
- China · 30 days
- Colombia
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran · 15 days
- Ireland · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica
- Japan · 90 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 30 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Macao · 90 days
- Malaysia
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Mongolia · 90 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Oman · 14 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines · 59 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Qatar · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Russia · 90 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino
- Senegal · 90 days
- Serbia · 90 days
- Seychelles · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines · 90 days
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Thailand
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Tunisia
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City
- Venezuela · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation6
- Israel · 90 days
- New Zealand
- South Korea · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival25
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Jordan
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe
E-visa34
Right to live and work
Where Brazil citizens can live and work
Brazil citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Brazil citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 59/100 · rule of law 51/100 · embassies or consulates in 135 countries.
Brazil passport: common questions
How many countries can Brazil passport holders visit without a visa? +
145 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 114 visa-free, 6 with an electronic travel authorisation and 25 with a visa on arrival. A further 34 offer an e-visa, and 19 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Brazil citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Brazil passport good for investors? +
It ranks 54 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 64.8 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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