Entering by boat: Brazil
What to do to enter Brazil by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Before you arrive
- Online procedure: e-DBV (déclaration électronique de biens du voyageur, Receita Federal) — edbv.receita.fazenda.gov.br
The steps
- Fill in the e-DBV before arrival (valid 30 days).
- Federal Police: visitor visa.
- Receita Federal: boat temporary admission (within 24 h).
- Capitania dos Portos: Passe de Entrada.
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Visas, if your nationality requires them
- Crew list
- Boat papers (registration certificate)
- Outward clearance from the previous country
Good to know
- Declare the boat to Receita Federal within 24 h of arrival (e-DBV, can be filled in beforehand).
- Order: Federal Police, then Receita Federal, then Capitania dos Portos (Passe de Entrada).
- E-visa required for US, Canadian and Australian passports (in force since 10 April 2025; takes weeks).
- No clearance fees; Fernando de Noronha has its own daily fees.
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
- Angra dos ReisCustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- BelémCustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- Cabedelo / Jacaré (João Pessoa)CustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- FortalezaCustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- ItajaíCustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- NatalCustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- RecifeCustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- Rio de Janeiro (Marina da Glória)CustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- Rio GrandeCustomsImmigrationHarbour office
- Salvador (Terminal Náutico da Bahia)CustomsImmigrationHarbour office
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- gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/assuntos/aduana-e-comercio-exterior/viagens-internacionais/guia-do-viajante/orientacoes-para-viajantes-em-embarcacao-de-esporte-ou-recreio-exclusivamente-em-viagem-de-turismo
- noonsite.com/place/brazil/
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.