Brazil Passport Photo

Brazilian passport photo guidelines

Take a picture for your Brazilian passport with your smartphone. Be confident that it meets all the legal requirements. Do not overpay, and save valuable time!

When you apply for a Brazilian passport, you have to attach two (2) printed color photographs to the application. The Brazilian passport photo must be a recent photo, which means it cannot be taken earlier than six (6) months before you send in your application.

There are a few different permissible sizes. The most popular Brazil passport photo size is 3,5 cm x 4,5 cm. You can also use photos size 5 cm x 7 cm and 5 cm x 5 cm. All these dimensions are allowed, and you may produce your passport photo in any one of these sizes. We suggest you get your picture automatically sized to the most popular size (35 mm x 45 mm) using a smart passport photo resizing app. Once you upload your photo to this App, your picture will be resized in one second and you can be sure that your application will not be rejected because of your picture.

Brazil passport photo specs

The photo for your Brazilian passport must meet certain requirements in terms of quality. The image must be properly exposed: overexposed and underexposed pictures are not acceptable. The same rule applies to the contrast and saturation levels: too high or too low will disqualify your picture. 

Your face should be evenly lit. The picture must show your natural skin tones and the real color of your eyes. Be careful when using the flash on your camera, because the flash can cause the “red eye” effect which will disqualify the picture.

The picture must be printed on photo-quality paper, not with an inkjet printer. It must be printed in natural color; filters and effects are not allowed. It cannot be blurred or damaged. Any defects, marks, stamps or other patterns on the image will disqualify the photo. Selfies are not allowed. 

In a nutshell, your picture for your Brazilian passport must be:

• clear, sharp and focused,
• properly exposed with good lighting,
• show your actual skin color and eye color,
• of good contrast and saturation,
• well-printed, without streaks, blurs or blobs,
• printed with dye-sublimation process,
• not damaged in any way.

Brazilian passport photo required cropping and composition

The Brazilian passport photo must show the candidate’s full face and hair, from the tip of the chin to the top of the head; the image must also include the candidates’ full neck, and the upper part of shoulders must be visible. Your face needs to be clearly visible: your hair must not obscure any part of your face below the line of the eyebrows. Moreover, make sure that there is space left between the top of your head and the upper edge of the photo. If you have voluminous hair, consider pulling it back.

The photo must be taken directly in front of the applicant, with the applicant’s head and torso directly facing the camera (the en-face view). Your head must be centered and your eyes must be looking directly into the camera. Photos with closed eyes, tilted heads, dramatic lighting and exaggerated facial expression will be rejected. 

Photo for a Brazilian passport – to smile or not to smile?

You need to know the requirements regarding facial expression in the Brazilian passport photo because if you pose the wrong way, your photo will be rejected. A neutral facial expression is mandatory. Do not smile or frown. Don’t even blink! Keep your eyes open — but not in a wild, crazy stare. Just relax your face and don’t blink for a while.

When you are posing, make sure that you:

• stand up straight,
• look right into the camera,
• keep your eyes open and your mouth closed,
• don’t tilt your head in any direction,
• and that you do NOT smile!

Background requirements for a Brazilian passport photo

The background in the Brazilian passport photo must be white only. Specifically, it must be a plain and uniform white, with no patterns or shadows. There can be no objects or other people visible in the background. To get good contrast and not blend into the background, do not wear a white top for the picture.

To get a perfect background in your Brazilian passport picture, upload your photo to the Passport Photo Maker and wait one or two seconds. This tool instantly changes your existing background into the perfect plain white background! 

Glasses in the Brazilian passport picture

If you wear prescription eyeglasses, you may keep them on in the photo. Check with our passport photo validator to see if your photo is suitable: the lenses cannot have glare obscuring your eyes, and the frames cannot cast shadows on your face. Sunglasses and tinted lenses are not allowed at all. Our tool will inform you whether your image meets the requirements for glasses; if it doesn’t, simply take and create another photo for free.

Head coverings and hair accessories

Generally speaking, head coverings such as hats, caps and scarves are not allowed. If you wear a head covering every day for cultural or religious reasons, such as hijabs, turbans and yarmulkes, you may keep it on for your passport photo but make sure that it does not obscure your face. Your facial features have to be clearly visible.

What’s about accessories and jewelry in the Brazil passport photo? Jewelry and piercings are allowed to be worn in Brazilian passport photos. Big hair accessories like ribbons and bows are forbidden, as are handheld accessories such as purses and pets. Also, you can’t tuck your sunglasses into your hairdo.

Brazil passport photo - take it with your phone!

Maybe you thought you had to go to a professional photography studio to get the perfect photo for your Brazilian passport. Not so! Save your time and money and get a professional-quality photo for the Brazilian passport in a moment! Using our smart photo app, creating the perfect photo is easy! Our photo generator is available to use online or download. Download it from the AppStore for iOS operating devices, or get it from the Google Play Store for smartphones using Android.

Take your picture at any time — whenever is convenient for you. Take it in the privacy of your own home, or anywhere else you like: at work, in the park, or at the library. And don’t worry about the background, because our smart Photo App takes care of that automatically. All you need is:

• a smartphone, tablet or a digital camera (do not use a webcam),
• a helpful friend or a tripod (because “selfies” are not accepted),
• the photo requirements regarding size, composition, cropping, etc., and
• our photo app to properly resize, crop and adjust your picture

Brazilian passport photo validator

Creating a correct Brazilian passport photo at home is easy. At home, you can try out as many hairstyles and outfits as you like. There’s no rush; you’re not paying a studio by the hour. You pay only for results you like. The intelligent Brazil passport photo app verifies that your picture meets all the official regulations and requirements, so you can be confident that the picture you attach to your passport application is perfect.

Last update: 5/16/22