Brazil · 4 documents · 3 sizes
Brazil document photo requirements
Brazil has 4 verified document photo formats covered on this site. Pick the document you need — each page lists the exact size, background, head ratio, and the official source it was verified against.
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Photo sizes drawn to one scale — Brazil
3 sizes across 4 documents: a photo taken for one document will not fit a different size. Click a size to keep only its documents in the table.
Choose a document
| Document | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport, Brazil | 50 × 70 mm | White | ||
| Visa, Brazil | 35 × 45 mm | White | ||
| ID Card, Brazil | 30 × 40 mm | White | ||
| Work Permit, Brazil | 30 × 40 mm | White | ||
What these formats have in common — Brazil
- 01The photo size is not the same for every document: 30 × 40 mm, 50 × 70 mm, 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background is the same in every format: Plain white.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 44–80% of the picture height.
- 041 document — you supply the photo yourself.
- 051 document works either way — bring a photo of your own, or have it taken at the office.
- 06A single document can still add rules of its own on top of this — the document page is the complete list.
Photo specifications at a glance — Brazil
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Card | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Passport | 50 × 70 mm | 44–51%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | Plain white | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Work Permit | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Brazil Passport, 50 × 70 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.
With a phone at home
Ask someone to photograph you against a light wall in daylight, the phone at eye level. Then, for free:
With AI from a selfie
Upload any selfie — the AI builds a photo to the selected document’s rules: size, background, light and head position. You see the result before you pay.
€5.99per photo, one-off, no subscription
If it’s rejected, we refund you
Make it from a selfie- 10 × 15 sheet · 1 photos 50 × 70 mm
In a photo studio
If you need a printed photo today, show the photographer the requirements from the document’s page. And a ready phone photo we will lay out on a 10 × 15 or A4 sheet for free — print it at any photo studio.
Where these rules come from — Brazil
Every document lists the issuing authority, a link to its rules and the date we checked them. The drawings show only numbers from those rules.
| ID CardState identification institutes of Brazil (Polícia Científica de Santa Catarina; Polícia Civil do Paraná) for the National Identity Card (CIN). Open the official page | |
| PassportPolícia Federal / gov.br. Open the official page | |
| VisaBrazil eVisa / VFS Global. Open the official page | |
| Work PermitPolícia Federal, Brazil (gov.br/pf) — immigration. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Brazil
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Brazil National Identity Card (CIN) Photo: 3 x 4 Mostly No Longer Required — Here Is When You Still Need OneFor Brazil’s ID card the photo is usually captured at the appointment.
- Brazil eVisa Photo Requirements 2026: Size, Background & Upload RulesA detailed guide to the 2026 photo requirements for the Brazil eVisa, including exact dimensions, file size, background color, and common mistakes to avoid during the VFS Global upload process.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — BrazilThe same rows, plus the source and how each value was verified.
- Check a photo you already have — free, in your browserIt measures the frame — head height, eye line, background — and names what to fix before you submit.

