Schengen visa refusal rates by consulate: Brazil 2025
Consulates in Brazil: 2,498 applications, refusal rate 23.9%. Spain (Sao Paulo): 11.5%.
| Schengen state | City | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Brasilia | 45 | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| Netherlands | Rio de Janeiro | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Italy | Curitiba | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| Germany | Recife | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Italy | Porto Alegre | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Poland | Brasilia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Romania | Brasilia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Slovakia | Brasilia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Czechia | Brasilia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Netherlands | Sao Paulo | 151 | 132 | 4 | 2.9% |
| Germany | Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 33 | 2 | 5.7% |
| Italy | Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 33 | 2 | 5.7% |
| France | Brasilia | 28 | 26 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Spain | Brasilia | 42 | 37 | 3 | 7.5% |
| Spain | Rio de Janeiro | 107 | 96 | 8 | 7.7% |
| Bulgaria | Brasilia | 82 | 74 | 7 | 8.6% |
| Germany | Sao Paulo | 162 | 145 | 15 | 9.4% |
| Spain | Sao Paulo | 220 | 191 | 25 | 11.5% |
| Poland | Curitiba | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Switzerland | Sao Paulo | 94 | 82 | 12 | 12.8% |
| France | Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 50 | 9 | 15.3% |
| France | Sao Paulo | 382 | 318 | 61 | 16.1% |
| Italy | Brasilia | 33 | 27 | 6 | 18.2% |
| Croatia | Brasilia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| Italy | Recife | 19 | 15 | 4 | 21.1% |
| Portugal | Salvador de Bahia | 18 | 14 | 4 | 22.2% |
| Germany | Porto Alegre | 24 | 18 | 6 | 23.1% |
| Italy | Sao Paulo | 204 | 153 | 48 | 23.8% |
| Portugal | Belo Horizonte | 12 | 9 | 3 | 25% |
| Czechia | Sao Paulo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25% |
| Switzerland | Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 17 | 7 | 29.2% |
| France | Recife | 29 | 20 | 9 | 31% |
| Portugal | Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 33 | 19 | 36.5% |
| Romania | Rio de Janeiro | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Greece | Sao Paulo | 29 | 18 | 11 | 37.9% |
| Portugal | Brasilia | 144 | 75 | 69 | 47.9% |
| Belgium | Sao Paulo | 53 | 22 | 25 | 53.2% |
| Portugal | Fortaleza | 31 | 14 | 17 | 54.8% |
| Spain | Porto Alegre | 28 | 8 | 10 | 55.6% |
| Spain | Salvador de Bahia | 11 | 3 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Portugal | Sao Paulo | 252 | 74 | 178 | 70.6% |
Source: European Commission, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)