Italian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro

The Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:30–16:30.

Brazilian citizens do not need a visa for Italy: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

2025 figures: 35 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Italy’s consulate general in Rio de Janeiro, and 33 visas were issued. 2 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.7%. The refusal rate rose by 3.6 points from 2.1% in 2024. Applications fell by 26% compared with 2024 (47).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.1% (2024) to 17.9% (2023).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 6 locations in Brazil; this office handled 11% of their 314 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: São Paulo 23.8% and Brasília 18.2%, which makes Rio de Janeiro the lowest of the group. 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; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 4th largest number of applications of the 16 Schengen states represented here.

69.7% 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 Italian embassy in Brasília (930 km) is responsible. Besides the Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro, Italy has 36 other missions in Brazil. Consulates: São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Recife and Joinville. Honorary consulates: São Luís, Fortaleza, Belém, Vitória, São José dos Campos, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, São João del Rei, Santos and 21 more. Brazil in turn has 5 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in Rio de Janeiro. It is headed by Ferrarese Andreas, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 40, 20020-010 Rio de Janeiro. The record for the Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Italian citizens travelling to Brazil

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

When the Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro is closed

The Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro closes on Brazil’s public holidays, the next being Republic Proclamation Day (Proclamação da República) on Sunday 15 November 2026 and Black Awareness Day (Dia da Consciência Negra) on Friday 20 November 2026, and usually on holidays of Italy such as Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro

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

Near the Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro

The Italian consulate general in Rio de Janeiro has 12 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.