Vaccination requirements
- Passengers aged 12 years and older must hold printed or digital proof that they are vaccinated against Covid-19 with a vaccine approved by the Brazilian Health Agency (ANVISA) or by the World Health Organization (WHO) or by the authorities of the country where the passengers were vaccinated, at least 14 days prior to departure. Proof of vaccination must include the passenger's name, number of doses received, the date when they were received, a QR code, and it must be issued in English, Portuguese, or Spanish.
- This does not apply to the following passengers:
- Nationals and residents of Brazil;
- Passengers who hold a medical certificate proving that they cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons;
- Passengers who travel for humanitarian reasons, as defined in article 16 of Ordinance 666/2022;
- Passengers who travel from countries with low vaccination coverage (Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia); or
- Air crew members, provided they remain in the hotel room during their stay.
Test requirements
- Unvaccinated passengers: Nationals and residents of Brazil aged 12 and older will be refused boarding if they do not hold a document confirming a negative RT-PCR or antigenic test result issued within 24 hours prior to departure. The document must be issued by a laboratory recognised by the health authority of their country of residence and must be in Portuguese, English or Spanish. Minors aged between 2 and 12 years old must also hold the test result if they are travelling unaccompanied.
- Vaccinated passengers: Test is not required for fully vaccinated nationals and residents of Brazil.
- Other exempt passengers:
- Passengers in transit through Brazil, provided they do not leave the international transit area of the airport,
- Air crew members.
- Long-term positive passengers who had Covid-19 within the past 90 days are also exempt from holding a negative RT-PCR test result, provided they are holding all of the following:
- Two detectable RT-PCR test results, with an interval of at least 14 days, and the last test being performed within 24 hours before boarding; and
- A medical certificate stating the date of travel and that the passenger is asymptomatic and able to travel. The certificate must be in English, Portuguese or Spanish, and must contain the identification and signature of the responsible physician.