{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"CN","name":"China","slug":"china"},"destination":{"code":"BR","name":"Brazil"},"status":"visa_free","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-20","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"brazil-china-ordinary-passports-vivis-exemption","title":"China ordinary passports: VIVIS visa exemption","summary":"MRE's current Zurich consular guidance says Chinese ordinary passport holders have been exempt from VIVIS since 11 May 2026 for the specified short-visit purposes.","status":"visa_free","effectiveFrom":"2026-05-11","effectiveTo":"2026-12-31","conditions":["The MRE guidance limits the exemption to multiple-entry tourism, business, transit, artistic, or sports visits, for at most 30 days in one year.","Longer stays and other purposes require the appropriate physical visa under the MRE guidance.","This applies to an ordinary Chinese passport; it does not establish treatment of a PRC Travel Document, Hong Kong SAR passport, Macao SAR passport, Taiwan passport, diplomatic passport, official passport, or another special document.","The consular page's country-specific online filing note does not establish a nationality-wide eVisa category for this normalized visitor classification."],"sourceIds":["mre-zurich-vivis-china-exemption","mre-guangzhou-china-temporary-exemption","mre-mumbai-online-visa-not-evisa"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"mre-zurich-vivis-china-exemption","title":"VIVIS — Visitor Visa","url":"https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-zurique/deutsch/visa-english-1/vivis_en","publisher":"Consulate-General of Brazil in Zurich / Ministry of Foreign Affairs","jurisdiction":"Brazil","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"mre-guangzhou-china-temporary-exemption","title":"Applying for a visa in Guangzhou","url":"https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-cantao/EN/visas/info","publisher":"Consulate-General of Brazil in Guangzhou / Ministry of Foreign Affairs","jurisdiction":"Brazil","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"mre-mumbai-online-visa-not-evisa","title":"Business e-visa for Indian citizens — step by step","url":"https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-mumbai/visas/business-e-visa-for-indian-citizens/business-e-visa-step-by-step","publisher":"Consulate-General of Brazil in Mumbai / Ministry of Foreign Affairs","jurisdiction":"Brazil","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"}]}