Brazil Embassy for Switzerland - Address / Phone Number

Brazil Embassy in Switzerland

Address: Monbijoustrasse 68, 3007 Bern
City: Bern (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1/+2 hours)
Tel.: + 41 31 371 85 15
Fax: + 41 31 371 05 25
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 17.00  

Brazil Consulate General in Zurich
Address: Stampfenbachstrasse 138 - 2º andar - 8006 Zürich
City: Zurich (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1/+2 hours)
Tel.: 044 206 9020/30
Fax: 044 206 9021
Emergency tel.: 079 742 5300
Jurisdiction: Zürich, Bern, Luzern, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserhoden, Appenzell Innerhoden, St. Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Tessin and Fürstentum Liechtenstein  

Brazil Consulate General in Geneva
Address: 54, rue de Lausanne, 3ème étage - 1202 Genf
City: Geneva (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1/+2 hours)
Tel.: 022 906-9420
Fax: 022 731-8178
Jurisdiction: Freiburg, Waadt, Wallis, Neuenburg, Genf and Jura  

Consular services provided by the Embassy:

• Assistance to Brazilian citizens abroad in cases of emergency;
• Issuance of visas;
• Notarial services;
• Issues civil status certificates;
• Assistance in case of detention, imprisonment or death of a Brazilian citizen;
• Issuance of passports;
• Dealing with military service matters;
• Allowing Brazilian citizens abroad to participate in electoral events;
• Dealing with Brazilian citizenship matters;
• Legalization of documents.

In case of loss, theft or destruction of a Brazilian passport, it should be immediately reported to the Brazilian authority that issued the passport or the nearest Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. It is also recommended to keep a photocopy of a passport which helps when applying for a new passport.

For the purposes of business and tourism, Swiss citizens do not require visas to Brazil for stays of up to 90 days, which may be extended in Brazil for over 90 days, up to a maximum of 180 days per year. Swiss citizens cannot work in Brazil during that period. It is necessary to have Swiss passport with at least 6 months validity and an air round-trip ticket.