Brazil Brazilian passport photo Photo Size

Specifications

Brazilian passport photo: 5 x 7 cm, fundo branco and R$ 257,25 GRU fee

Policia Federal passport fees in reais (R$) via GRU

Policia Federal, gov.br agendamento and Itamaraty consulates

Policia Federal - Departamento de Identificacao Registro e Migracao (gov.br/pf) sets the rules.

The Brazilian common passport (passaporte comum) is issued by the Policia Federal through its posts (postos de atendimento) across Brazil. Applicants complete the electronic passport form on gov.br, pay the fee by GRU (Guia de Recolhimento da Uniao), and schedule an appointment. At the posto the Federal Police captures fingerprints, signature and photograph. Abroad, Brazilian embassies and consulates under the Ministerio das Relacoes Exteriores (Itamaraty) issue passports and may accept the 3 x 4 cm or 5 x 7 cm format depending on the post. The photograph must be on a plain white background with no glasses and no retouching.

Inside Brazil the process runs entirely through gov.br: electronic form, GRU payment, then an agendamento at a Federal Police post. Abroad, applicants book through the nearest consulate (consulado) or embassy. Professional photo studios (estudios fotograficos) in every Brazilian city produce the 5 x 7 cm print.

• Policia Federal posts (postos de atendimento) — Federal Police units in every state capital and major city where biometrics are captured at the agendamento.
• Poupatempo stations (Sao Paulo) — Widely used service centres in greater Sao Paulo that host Federal Police passport desks and photo capture.
• Gov.br online portal — Where the electronic form is filled, the GRU generated and the appointment scheduled; no despachante is needed.
• Brazilian consulates abroad — Consulados in cities such as Washington, Miami, Lisbon, Paris and Frankfurt serve Brazilians outside Brazil.
• Photo studios (estudios fotograficos) — High-street studios produce the 5 x 7 cm white-background print and can also give a digital file.
• Drugstore photo counters — Redes farmaceuticas and shopping-centre photo labs in Brazil offer passport prints at 5 x 7 cm.
• Vapt Vupt (Goias and Distrito Federal) — State service centres in Goias and the Federal District host Federal Police passport desks.
• Home photography — Shoot against a white wall and use the PixlReady Brazil preset to build the 50 x 7 cm / 591 x 827 px print.

Start at gov.br/passaporte: fill the form, generate the GRU and pay, then schedule the agendamento. Bring the printed protocol, the RG and CPF, the old passport, and two 5 x 7 cm white-background prints to the Federal Police post.

Formulario eletronico, GRU R$ 257,25 and agendamento step by step

The Brazilian process is a single gov.br journey: electronic form, GRU payment, agendamento, then in-person biometrics at the Policia Federal. Abroad, Brazilians use the consular passport service of the nearest embassy or consulate.

1. Open the passport service on gov.br and fill the electronic form (formulario eletronico do passaporte).
2. Generate and pay the GRU - R$ 257,25 for the common passport, R$ 334,42 with urgency, or R$ 514,50 when a valid passport was lost.
3. Schedule the agendamento at a posto de atendimento da Policia Federal near you.
4. Bring the official ID (RG), CPF, the old passport if renewing, the birth certificate for minors, and two 5 x 7 cm white-background prints.
5. Attend the appointment: fingerprints, signature and the official photograph are captured on site.
6. Wait about 6-10 working days for the biometric passport to be issued and posted or collected.
7. Abroad, book through the Brazilian consulate, bring the same documents and pay the consular fee in local currency.
8. Do not use despachantes (agents); the warning on gov.br states the whole process is done online and by the applicant.

Shooting a fundo branco 5 x 7 cm photo at home

1. Stand against a plain white wall (fundo branco) - a blue or grey backdrop is explicitly rejected.
2. Have a helper frame the head and shoulders so the face fills about 70-80% of the 5 x 7 cm frame.
3. Face the camera straight on with the head level, mouth closed, both eyes open and looking at the lens.
4. Remove all glasses, sunglasses and tinted lenses; eyebrows must be fully visible.
5. Remove hats and head coverings; hair must not cover the eyebrows, eyes or ears.
6. Use even, soft lighting with no shadows on the face or behind the head.
7. Take the photo within the last six months and do not reuse a picture from a previous passport.
8. For prints, use the PixlReady Brazil 50 x 70 mm preset to produce the 591 x 827 px, 300 DPI frame and make two copies.
9. If your consulate asks for 3 x 4 cm, switch the preset to the 413 x 531 px minimum and confirm the post's page.
10. Do not retouch, filter or beautify the image; the Federal Police compares it with the on-capture biometrics.

Use the passport cropper with the Brazil preset.

Digital upload and the on-site biometric capture at the PF post

The online scheduling uses a digital ICAO-compliant photo, but the in-person Federal Police post captures the official biometric image itself. Consular portals abroad may impose a smaller file - some cite up to 300 KB - and the 3 x 4 format, while the domestic 5 x 7 cm print remains the dominant standard.

• Format: colour JPEG, no black-and-white, no sepia, no filters.
• Background: plain white (fundo branco); blue is explicitly rejected.
• No glasses, no coloured lenses, eyebrows fully visible.
• Face and shoulders centred, looking directly at the camera, neutral expression.
• Taken within the last six months.
• Consular portals may cap the file around 300 KB - check the specific consulate's page.
• At the Federal Police post the official photo is taken on site, so bring prints as backup rather than relying on a phone file.
• No retouching or beauty mode; the image must match the on-post biometric capture.

Compress an oversized JPEG with the image compressor.

Printing two 5 x 7 cm white-background Brazilian photos

Two identical 5 x 7 cm prints are typically brought to the Federal Police or consulate appointment. On a 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) photo sheet, two 5 cm-wide frames fit across and one 7 cm frame fits along the short edge, leaving a small white margin for cutting.

• Print at 300 DPI so the 5 x 7 cm frame renders at 591 x 827 pixels.
• Use high-quality glossy or matte photo paper; plain office paper is returned.
• Make two identical prints, as most posts request two.
• Do not write on the front of the prints; write your name on the back only if asked.
• If your consulate accepts 3 x 4 cm, print at 413 x 531 px and confirm on the consulate's page.
• Keep the white background pure - cream or off-white can be rejected.
• Do not trim a larger photo down to 5 x 7 cm; produce the frame at the right size.
• Bring the prints in a clean sleeve; do not fold, staple or tape them.

Print-dialog settings: 300 DPI guide · 200 KB upload guide.

Why the Policia Federal rejects blue backgrounds and glasses

• Blue or non-white background - the Federal Police explicitly requires fundo branco.
• Glasses, sunglasses or coloured lenses; eyebrows covered by hair.
• Photo older than six months or reused from a previous passport.
• Wrong size - bringing 3 x 4 cm to a post that requires 5 x 7 cm, or vice versa.
• Digital retouching, filters or beauty mode that changes the likeness.
• Shadows on the face or behind the head, uneven lighting, red-eye.
• Head tilted, mouth open, one eye closed, or not looking at the camera.
• Hats or head coverings that obscure the face, except for recognised religious reasons.
• Prints on plain office paper or inkjet output that smudges.
• No CPF, RG or old passport at the agendamento, causing the appointment to be rescheduled.

Minors, certidao de nascimento and parental consent

Brazilian minors need the presence and consent of parents or legal guardians at the Federal Police post, along with the birth certificate (certidao de nascimento) and RG. The child's photo must show the child alone with a neutral expression; infants may be photographed lying on a white sheet.

• The child must appear alone - no parent, toy, dummy or bottle in frame.
• Lay infants on a plain white sheet and shoot from directly above.
• Both parents must attend or provide authorisation for the minor's passport.
• Bring the certidao de nascimento and the child's CPF and RG if issued.
• A judicial or administrative authorisation is required when only one parent applies.
• The child's face must be visible and looking at the camera as far as age allows.
• Minors' passports follow the same ICAO white-background rules as adults.
• Do not use a school photo or a picture from a social media post.

Brazilian ID documents, GRU payment and consular routing

The passport sits alongside the Brazilian ID system: RG, CPF, Titulo de Eleitor and the carteira de trabalho. The GRU payment channel and the Itamaraty consular network abroad are key pieces of the journey.

• RG (Registro Geral) is the state identity card; CPF is the individual taxpayer number required for the GRU payment.
• The GRU (Guia de Recolhimento da Uniao) is the federal payment slip used to pay the R$ 257,25 passport fee.
• Certidao de nascimento (birth certificate) is required for minors applying without an RG.
• Titulo de Eleitor and military discharge certificate are requested for first-time adult applicants as supporting documents.
• Itamaraty is the common name for the Ministerio das Relacoes Exteriores, which runs Brazilian embassies and consulates abroad.
• The common passport is valid for up to 10 years and carries the biometric chip (passaporte biometrico).
• A second passport (segundo passaporte) may be granted for work reasons requiring frequent visas.
• Emergency travel documents are issued by Brazilian consulates for citizens stranded abroad.
• The MERCOSUR passport uses the same ICAO photo and the blue cover shared with other South American member states.
• Poupatempo in Sao Paulo and Vapt Vupt in Goias and the Distrito Federal host Federal Police passport desks as one-stop service centres.

Brazil local details: Portuguese terms, fundo branco and the Policia Federal

All Brazilian passport guidance is in Portuguese. The white-background rule, the GRU payment and the agendamento booking are the details that most often catch applicants who are used to other countries' systems.

• Portuguese official terms: passaporte (passport), foto 3x4 ou 5x7 cm (the photograph sizes), Policia Federal (the issuing police), posto de atendimento (service post).
• Booking and payment: agendamento (the scheduled appointment), formulario eletronico (the online form), GRU / Guia de Recolhimento da Uniao (the payment slip), taxa comum (the standard fee).
• Photo terms: foto recente, fundo branco (recent photo, white background), sem oculos (no glasses), olhar diretamente para a camera (look directly at the camera).
• The R$ 257,25 fee is the standard taxa comum; urgencia e emergencia adds R$ 77,17, and reporting a lost valid passport doubles it to R$ 514,50 under Portaria 927/2015.
• Blue backgrounds are explicitly rejected - the guidance says fundo branco, not azul ou cinza.
• State-capital posts include Brasilia (DF), Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Manaus and Recife.
• Abroad, Brazilian consulates in Lisbon, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Washington, Miami, New York, Tokyo and Londres set their own accepted print size (3 x 4 or 5 x 7 cm) - confirm the post's page.
• Applicants are warned not to pay despachantes (agents); gov.br handles the form, GRU and agendamento directly.

Gotchas

• Background must be plain white (fundo branco); blue is explicitly rejected.
• Standard print is 5 x 7 cm (50 x 70 mm); some consulates also accept 3 x 4 cm.
• No glasses and no coloured lenses; eyebrows must be visible.
• Standard fee R$ 257,25 by GRU; urgency R$ 334,42; lost valid passport R$ 514,50.
• Book the agendamento on gov.br; do not use despachantes.