Italian Consulate General in São Paulo

The Italian consulate general in São Paulo is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:30–13:30.

No visa is needed by Brazilian citizens for Italy, for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, Italy’s consulate general in São Paulo received 204 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 153. 48 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 23.8%. In 2024 it had been 13.8%: the rate rose by 9.9 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 28% compared with 2024 (159).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 13.8% (2024) to 28.1% (2023).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 6 locations in Brazil; this office handled 65% of their 314 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Rio de Janeiro 5.7% and Brasília 18.2%, which makes São Paulo the highest 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.

Multiple-entry visas made up 70.6% 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 Italian embassy in Brasília (870 km) is responsible. The Italian consulate general in São Paulo is one of 37 missions of Italy in Brazil. Consulates: Rio de Janeiro, 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 São Paulo

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in São Paulo. The head of mission on record is Campanella Mauro. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Avenida Paulista 1963, 01311-300 São Paulo. The record for the Italian consulate general in São Paulo 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 São Paulo is closed

Expect the Italian 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 Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, a holiday in Italy.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in São Paulo

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

Near the Italian consulate general in São Paulo

Within 1 km of the Italian consulate general in São Paulo there are 7 other foreign missions.