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Embassy of Brazil in New Delhi

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Overview

The Embassy of Brazil in New Delhi is Brazil's principal diplomatic mission to the Republic of India, located at 8 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi — the heritage residential-and-administrative cluster east of Lutyens' Delhi, near Lodhi Estate and the broader diplomatic and government quarters. The Embassy services Indian-resident applicants for Brazilian visas (primarily Schengen-style short-stay visas filed through the Itamaraty e-consular system, plus Brazilian national long-stay visas for study, employment and residence purposes), the Brazilian national community in India, and the broad and deep India-Brazil bilateral relationship. The Embassy houses the Ambassador's Office, the Visa Section, the Trade and Commercial Section (coordinating with ApexBrasil and the major Brazilian export sectors), the Science, Technology and Innovation Section (which has substantial joint India-Brazil cooperation including the IBSA scientific framework and the substantial Brazilian-Indian aerospace cooperation through Embraer), the Culture, Education and Press Section, and the broader bilateral policy coordination. Brazil also maintains a separate Consulate General in Mumbai for the western Indian states (Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka by jurisdiction). Bilateral context: India-Brazil relations are one of the most substantial South-South diplomatic relationships in the global system, anchored on the IBSA Dialogue Forum (India-Brazil-South Africa trilateral) since 2003, the BRICS framework since 2006, substantial bilateral trade (USD 12 to 16 billion annually in good years), substantial Indian FDI in Brazil (the Indian IT-services majors, the pharmaceutical sector), and substantial Brazilian FDI in India (Embraer's commercial-aircraft footprint, Vale's iron-ore trading, JBS's meat-processing operations, and the broader Brazilian agribusiness exposure). The Brazilian community in India is small (a few hundred registered nationals) but the inbound Brazilian visitor flow — yoga teachers' circuit, Vipassana / spiritual-tourism community, business travellers, students, researchers — is several times higher.

Visa Services

Indian passport holders need a visa for every visit to Brazil. The dominant route for short-stay tourism, business and conference visits is the Brazilian short-stay visa (VIVIS, Visto de Visita) filed through the Itamaraty e-consular platform — typically processed in seven to ten working days. Applicants book online through the e-consular system, attend the Embassy for biometric capture if required, and pay the consular fee. Brazil has progressively expanded its visa-waiver policy with selected countries, but India remains on the visa-required list as of the 2026 framework. For longer-stay categories, the Brazilian national visa programme covers VITEM (Visto Temporário) for residence and work purposes, including VITEM-IV (research and study), VITEM-V (work and employment), VITEM-VII (religious activities), VITEM-IX (investor visa) and the VITEM-XI (family reunification). The Itamaraty visa programme has attracted growing Indian interest in recent years for entrepreneur and skilled-worker pathways. Indian students at Brazilian universities (the Universidade de São Paulo, the University of Brasília, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and several Brazilian medical universities have growing Indian cohorts) route through VITEM-IV. Applications are filed through the e-consular platform with documentation review at the Embassy.

Consular Services

The Embassy's consular section serves the Brazilian national community in India — registered Brazilian residents number a few hundred, concentrated in Delhi NCR (diplomatic and business community), Mumbai (the Brazilian commercial and shipping community), Bengaluru (Brazilian IT-services and engineering professionals at Indian operations of Brazilian companies and the broader Brazilian-tech community), and the smaller communities in Goa (long-stay residents and the substantial Brazilian yoga and ayurveda community) and Kerala. The Embassy provides Brazilian passport renewal, civil-status notification to the Brazilian Civil Register (Registro Civil), CPF (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas / Brazilian tax-ID) services for Brazilian nationals abroad, voter registration for Brazilian federal, state and municipal elections, notarial certifications, and emergency consular assistance for Brazilian nationals in distress across India. The Consulate General of Brazil in Mumbai (separate post) handles consular services for Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka by jurisdiction — the western and southern Indian commercial cluster. Brazilian nationals in those states route to Mumbai; the Embassy in New Delhi handles the rest of India.

Trade & Export Support

India-Brazil bilateral trade is one of the most substantial South-South commercial relationships globally, running USD 12 to 16 billion annually in recent years. The Embassy's trade section coordinates with ApexBrasil (the Brazilian export and investment promotion agency), the Indo-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Mumbai, FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo) Indian outreach and the major Brazilian commercial sectors. Brazilian exports to India are dominated by mineral fuels and petroleum products (Petrobras as the major Brazilian counterpart), iron ore (Vale's substantial flows to Indian steel mills including Tata Steel), sugar and ethanol, agricultural commodities (soybeans, corn, beef — JBS's Indian meat-processing footprint), industrial chemicals, and increasingly aerospace and defence components (Embraer's substantial Indian commercial-aircraft and regional-aviation footprint plus emerging defence cooperation).

Investment Opportunities

Brazilian outbound FDI in India is led by Embraer (substantial Indian commercial-aircraft and regional-aviation footprint, plus emerging defence aerospace cooperation), Vale (Indian iron-ore trading and logistics operations), JBS (Indian meat-processing operations), and the broader Brazilian agribusiness exposure to Indian markets. Indian outbound FDI in Brazil is substantial — the major Indian IT-services groups (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Tech Mahindra) all have substantial Brazilian operations primarily in São Paulo; the Indian pharmaceutical industry has a substantial Brazilian presence (Cipla, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy's, Aurobindo); and the broader Indian commercial community in São Paulo and Rio is established. The Embassy supports both directional investment flows and the IBSA trilateral and BRICS framework commercial cooperation.

Business Support

ApexBrasil's India operations, the Indo-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Mumbai, the FIESP Indian outreach, and the IBSA business council coordinate Brazilian-Indian business engagement. The Embassy supports inbound Brazilian trade delegations, sectoral cooperation events (particularly the substantial annual Brazil-India business council meetings under IBSA), and the substantial Brazilian-Indian academic-research and innovation cooperation.

Cultural & Educational Programs

Cultural and educational programming runs through the Embassy Cultural Section, the substantial Indo-Brazilian academic-research partnerships (the University of São Paulo's Indian Studies programme, the substantial Indian-Brazilian PhD and post-doctoral mobility, and the joint IBSA scientific framework), the Brazilian Cultural Centre programming in Delhi, and the substantial Brazilian cultural footprint in India around capoeira, Brazilian music (samba, bossa nova, MPB), Portuguese-language teaching (with the substantial Brazilian Portuguese community at the University of Delhi and the substantial Indian-Brazilian Portuguese-language community in Goa with cultural ties to both Brazilian and European Portuguese heritage). The Embassy hosts the Brazilian National Day reception on 7 September (Dia da Independência) and the substantial Brazilian cultural programming around the major Brazilian festivals (Carnaval, Festa Junina, Semana de Arte Moderna) that have growing Indian followings. The Brazilian yoga teachers' circuit and the substantial Brazilian Vipassana / spiritual-tourism community travel to India in significant numbers each year — Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Himalayan trekking states are the principal Brazilian destinations. The Indian cultural footprint in Brazil (yoga, ayurveda, Indian classical music, Hindu temples, the ISKCON community) is matched by the smaller but substantial Brazilian cultural footprint in India around music, dance and Portuguese-language teaching.

Service Area

The Republic of India in its entirety for direct embassy services, with the Consulate General of Brazil in Mumbai handling Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka by jurisdiction. The Embassy in New Delhi covers the rest of India directly — the northern, central, eastern, southern (excluding Karnataka) and Himalayan Indian states.

Appointment Information

Visa applications and consular service appointments are booked through the Itamaraty e-consular platform. Phone enquiries route through the switchboard +91 11 2301 7301 during office hours (Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00). Trade enquiries: +91 11 2379 7301 ext. 214/215. Science and Technology: +91 11 2301 7301 ext. 258. Culture and Education: +91 11 2301 7301 ext. 218. Email enquiries: brasemb.newdelhi@itamaraty.gov.br (general), consular.newdelhi@itamaraty.gov.br (visas/consular), trade.newdelhi@itamaraty.gov.br (trade), scitech.newdelhi@itamaraty.gov.br (S&T), cultural.newdelhi@itamaraty.gov.br (culture). Out-of-hours emergencies for Brazilian nationals route through the Itamaraty Consular Assistance line in Brasília, +55 61 2030 8800, available 24/7.

Special Notes

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Road (formerly Aurangzeb Road, renamed in 2015 in honour of the 11th President of India and missile-and-aerospace scientist) is in the heritage Lutyens' Delhi residential cluster, walking distance from Khan Market and the broader diplomatic and government quarters. Approach by Delhi Metro to Khan Market (Yellow Line) and then short walk or autorickshaw, or directly by taxi from anywhere in central Delhi. Visitors must present a valid government-issued photo identification and pass airport-style security screening at the gate. The embassy observes both Indian and Brazilian public holidays: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), Gandhi Jayanti (2 October), the principal Hindu and Muslim festivals (Diwali, Holi, Dussehra, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha), Christian festivals where they fall on Indian holidays (Good Friday, Christmas), and the major Brazilian national observances (Tiradentes 21 April, Independence Day 7 September, Our Lady of Aparecida 12 October, Republic Day 15 November, Christmas, New Year, Carnival, the principal Catholic festivals). Direct air connections between São Paulo (GRU) and Indian destinations route via Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Madrid or Lisbon; there is no current direct service between Brazil and India.

Frequently asked questions

Do Indian passport holders need a visa for Brazil?

Yes. Indian passport holders need a Brazilian visa for every visit. The dominant route for short-stay tourism, business and conference visits is the Brazilian short-stay visa (Visto de Visita / VIVIS) filed through the Itamaraty e-consular platform — typically processed in seven to ten working days. Applicants book online through e-consular, attend the Embassy in New Delhi (or the Consulate General in Mumbai for applicants from Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka) for biometric capture if required, and pay the consular fee.

Where do Indian-resident applicants submit Brazilian visa paperwork?

Applications are filed through the Itamaraty e-consular online platform (ec-novadelhi.itamaraty.gov.br for applicants in the catchment of the Embassy in New Delhi; the Consulate General in Mumbai uses its own e-consular instance for the western Indian catchment). Applicants book the appointment online, complete the visa application form, upload supporting documentation, and attend the Embassy or Consulate General for biometric capture and document submission. Decision is by the relevant decisioning post.

What about Brazilian long-stay visas — VITEM, work, study, investor?

Brazil's national visa programme covers VITEM (Visto Temporário) for residence and work purposes, including VITEM-IV (research and study), VITEM-V (work and employment), VITEM-VII (religious activities), VITEM-IX (investor visa) and VITEM-XI (family reunification). The Itamaraty visa programme has attracted growing Indian interest in recent years for entrepreneur and skilled-worker pathways. Applications are filed through the e-consular platform with documentation review at the Embassy in New Delhi or the Consulate General in Mumbai.

What is the IBSA Dialogue Forum and how does it shape India-Brazil relations?

The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum is a trilateral platform launched in 2003 by India, Brazil and South Africa to coordinate South-South cooperation, multilateral reform (particularly UN Security Council reform), and joint development cooperation through the IBSA Fund. IBSA is one of the principal anchors of contemporary India-Brazil relations alongside the BRICS framework. The Embassy in New Delhi coordinates Brazilian IBSA policy with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and participates in the IBSA business council and IBSA Fund development cooperation projects.

Where do Brazilian nationals in India get consular help, passport renewal or emergency assistance?

Brazilian nationals in India have two consular posts: the Embassy of Brazil in New Delhi (covers most of India) and the Consulate General of Brazil in Mumbai (covers Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka by jurisdiction — the western and southern Indian commercial cluster). Out-of-hours emergencies for Brazilian nationals route through the Itamaraty Consular Assistance line in Brasília on +55 61 2030 8800, available 24/7.

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