No visa needed

Do citizens of Brazil need a visa for Sao Tome and Principe?

Citizens of Brazil don’t need a visa for Sao Tome and Principe. 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 Brazil: the passport opens 110 countries visa-free; Brasília — São Tomé: ≈ 6,250 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Sao Tome and Principe without a visa on a Brazil passport?

Yes, citizens of Brazil don’t need a visa for Sao Tome and Principe. A valid passport is enough.

Sao Tome and Principe visa rules at a glance

With a Brazil passport you can visit 110 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 23 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Brazil passport ranks 42nd of 199.
Brazil passport: visa-free access to 110 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Ecuador, Panama, Haiti, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Bahamas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Angola, South Africa, and Kosovo.
A language both countries share: Portuguese.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Brazil. Brazil visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Brasília — São Tomé: about 6,250 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Brasília 12:00 — São Tomé 15:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 46th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Brazil.