French Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro

France admits Brazilian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 69 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at France’s consulate general in Rio de Janeiro, and 50 visas were issued. 9 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 15.3%. The refusal rate rose by 11.3 points from 3.9% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 13% compared with 2024 (61).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 3.9% (2024) to 27.7% (2023).

France issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Brazil; this office handled 14% of their 508 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: São Paulo 16.1%, Recife 31.0% and Brasília 7.1%. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Brazil, 23.6% of applications were refused in 2025; France’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. France received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 16 Schengen states represented here.

18.0% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Brazil.

For matters it cannot handle, the French embassy in Brasília (931 km) is responsible. The French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro is one of 5 missions of France in Brazil. Consulates: Recife, São Paulo and Macapá. Brazil in turn has 15 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of France in Rio de Janeiro. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 58, 20020-010 Rio de Janeiro. The record for the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro includes a phone number and an official website.

French citizens travelling to Brazil

French citizens can visit Brazil without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro is closed

The next closures of the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro for public holidays in Brazil are Republic Proclamation Day (Proclamação da República) on Sunday 15 November 2026 and Black Awareness Day (Dia da Consciência Negra) on Friday 20 November 2026; it may also close for Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro

Current procedures for the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro

Within 1 km of the French consulate general in Rio de Janeiro there are 12 other foreign missions.