Where can Brazilian citizens move to?
Ranked by what the move actually takes on a Brazilian passport specifically, not in general. Every rating below comes from the same verified data as the full guide it links to.
You keep your Brazilian passport if you naturalise in 10 of these 12. Naturalising in Japan and the Netherlands would mean giving it up.
One route is open to you: New Zealand. Usually age-capped, so it closes quietly.
Easiest to keep driving on in Costa Rica, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Thailand. Each guide has the exact terms. Elsewhere expect more steps, often a full local test.
An apostille is accepted in 11 of these 12. Thailand still needs the full consular legalisation chain, so start earlier.
Straightforward 5 of 12
- Costa RicaBrazilians relocate mainly as Rentista or Pensionado residents living off passive/pension income, or via the Digital Nomad visa; Guanacaste's beach towns attract a steady stream of Brazilian remote workers and retirees.Straightforward
- ItalyJure sanguinis (citizenship by descent) was long the main route for Brazilians, but Law 74/2025 closed it for most; those without a qualifying parent or grandparent now generally use the Elective Residency Visa or family reunification instead.Straightforward
- New ZealandBrazilians in NZ arrive mostly on working holiday visas that convert into Accredited Employer Work Visas (hospitality, construction, horticulture), plus a smaller Skilled Migrant Category stream.Straightforward
- PortugalBrazilians move mainly through the standard national visa categories — D7 passive income, D8 digital nomad, D1/D3 work visas, student visas, and family reunification — all processed through AIMA like any other foreign national, despite the CPLP mobility agreement's reputation for a shortcut.Straightforward
- SpainSpain’s 2-year Ibero-American citizenship fast-track, the Non-Lucrative Visa, and the Digital Nomad Visa are all common, helped by a large existing Brazilian community and shared language ease.Straightforward
Moderate 6 of 12
- AustraliaBrazilians arrive largely on student visas (and, when its cap is open, the 462 work-and-holiday visa) that often convert into skilled or partner visas, concentrated in hospitality, IT, and construction trades.Moderate
- CanadaA mid-tier but growing source country, mostly through study permits and provincial nominee programs.Moderate
- IrelandBrazilians arrive visa-free and then convert onto a student Stamp 2 or an employment permit — hospitality, meat-processing and, increasingly, IT and healthcare are common entry sectors, plus a long-running English-teaching-in-exchange-for-study pattern.Moderate
- JapanMost Brazilians hold the Nikkei (Japanese-descendant) long-term resident visa, a legacy of Japan's 1990 immigration law reserved for people of Japanese ancestry.Moderate
- ThailandBrazilians commonly arrive as long-stay tourists who transition to the DTV or LTR visa, plus a smaller employer-sponsored group in hospitality and diving/tourism industries.Moderate
- United StatesA mix of employment-based sponsorship, investor routes (E-2 is not available to Brazilians since Brazil has no qualifying treaty, so EB-5 is the investor path instead), and family-based sponsorship; no strong single dominant channel.Moderate
Complex 1 of 12
Ratings weigh entry class, working-holiday access, licence exchange, dual citizenship and document legalisation. Each is checked against the issuing government. Open any destination for the full guide written for Brazilian citizens.