French Consulate General in São Paulo

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

In 2025, France’s consulate general in São Paulo received 382 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 318. 61 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 16.1%. In 2024 it had been 18.8%: the rate fell by 2.7 points. Applications rose by 24% compared with 2024 (309).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 16.1% (2025) to 24.1% (2023).

France issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Brazil; this office handled 75% of their 508 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Rio de Janeiro 15.3%, 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.

Multiple-entry visas made up 7.2% of those issued. 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 (871 km) is responsible. Besides the French consulate general in São Paulo, France has 4 other missions in Brazil. Consulates: Recife, Rio de Janeiro and Macapá. Brazil in turn has 15 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French consulate general in São Paulo

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of France in São Paulo. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Av. Paulista, 1842 - 14º andar, Torre Norte 01310-923, São Paulo-SP. The record for the French consulate general in São Paulo includes 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 São Paulo is closed

Expect the French consulate general in São Paulo to be shut on 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 often on Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in France.

Before visiting the French consulate general in São Paulo

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

Near the French consulate general in São Paulo

Within 1 km of the French consulate general in São Paulo there is one other foreign mission.