No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for Brazil?

Citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for Brazil and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Brasília: ≈ 2,280 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Brazil without a visa on a Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for Brazil for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Brazil visa rules at a glance

With a Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Brazil passport: 110.
Citizens of Uruguay and Brazil can travel together visa-free to 94 countries, for example: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, and Saint Lucia.
Uruguay and Brazil share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Brazil, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of Brazil

Travelling to Brazil: good to know

Montevideo — Brasília: about 2,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Brazilian Real.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ R$5.18.
Brazil is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.
Uruguay has an embassy in Brazil — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.