Turkish Founder? Enter Brazil Visa-Free, Then Invest
Your 2026 residency roadmap starts here
Por Lucas Ribeiro Cavalcante — OAB/CE 44.673
Turkish Founder? Enter Brazil Visa-Free, Then Invest
Your 2026 residency roadmap starts here
Por Lucas Ribeiro Cavalcante — OAB/CE 44.673
You land in Sao Paulo with supplier meetings booked and a market to test. No visa application, no embassy queue. But one wrong move here can restrict your future entries.
90 days
Visa-free stay for Turkish passport holders, extendable to 180 days per year
✘ Mito
Myth: visa-free entry lets you run your Brazilian company day to day
✓ Verdade
Truth: no salary, no employment contract, no residency without a proper permit
Dica
Use the scouting window wisely: get your CPF taxpayer number, free at Receita Federal or about R$ 7 via post office. You will need it for everything, from opening a company to signing a lease.
Investor Visa VITEM IV, capital in a company
Entrepreneur route, actively manage it
Family reunification via Brazilian spouse
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Brazil rewards genuine investment: a huge market, a Latin America gateway, and residency built under Law 13.445/2017.
What happens if I overstay my visa-free days?
Federal Police apply daily fines and future entries may be restricted. Track every entry carefully.
In 2026 the Portal Migrante turned months of paperwork into a streamlined process. Your move.