Florianópolis, 'Silicon Island', pairs a genuine tech scene with beach-town living, and Brazil's nomad visa has one of the lowest income bars of any Latin American program.
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Brazil in short
We cover 2 cities in Brazil. A mid-range solo month runs from about $1,200 in Florianópolis to about $2,000 in Rio de Janeiro (our planning estimates, method). The visa tracker has 1 record for Brazil, read on official pages and last checked 29 Sept 2026.
Open. MRE consulate pages (translated) state e-visa issuance of temporary visas for nationals exempt from visitor visas from 1 September 2026 via the Integrated Consular System (SCI); only search excerpts of gov.br/mre pages could be read (captcha/rate-limit on direct fetch); re-verify in a browser.
Income rule
Foreign-source monthly means, as stated (translated)
Savings alternative
Bank funds of at least USD 18,000 as alternative (translated)
Stay
Stay of up to 1 year (translated)
Government fee
No single figure: consular fee varies by consulate and nationality; EUR 100 for most nationalities (Helsinki embassy page) and for EU and North Macedonian citizens (Sofia embassy page), EUR 100 at Lisbon (all read in a browser by the audit; a 110 figure in an earlier version was wrong); paid at the consulate after the SCI application is submitted (seen via search excerpt of official page)
Processing
Up to 5 business days (translated) (seen via search excerpt of official page)
Insurance
Health insurance valid in Brazil covering the whole stay required (translated) (seen via search excerpt of official page)
Sorted from cheapest. Monthly cost is a mid-range solo scenario in US dollars; housing is the accommodation line of the same scenario. Wifi and safety are planning figures, not measurements.
How this page is built: visa rows are read from the audited tracker, which links each figure to an official page and dates the check; city figures are editorial planning estimates (method). Rules change, so confirm with the authority before you apply. Researched from official immigration pages and the site's cost dataset.
Earlier summary of the visa route
Scheme
Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV)
Maximum stay
1 year, renewable once for up to 2 years total
Income or savings
~$1,500/month or $18,000 in savings
Difficulty
Moderate
These summary figures were carried over from the earlier site and are not individually dated. Where they differ from the official-source records above, the records win.
