Prepare your Brazilian passport photo
Confirm whether your sheet wants 50×70 mm or 35×45 mm, then crop a clear front-facing portrait before you print.
50×70 mm leaves more torso than a Schengen crop. Sit slightly farther from the camera so the crown is not clipped when you print at full size.
If your consulate still lists 35×45 mm, do not upscale a phone selfie—re-crop from the original wide shot.
Brazilian counters look for even lighting. A bright window on one side of the face is a common reason for a retake.
| Specification | Official requirement |
|---|---|
| Photo size | 50 × 70 mm or 35 × 45 mm |
| Background | Plain light colour |
| Expression | Neutral, mouth closed |
| Pose | Facing the camera |
| Recency | Usually within 6 months |
Always confirm the latest rules on the official government site before you submit.
Cream or textured walls, wrong head size after a selfie, and beauty filters cause most delays.
- If the form says 5×7 cm, that is 50×70 mm—not a US 2×2 square.
- Keep shoulders visible on 50×70 prints; do not crop like a tight selfie.
- For digital visa uploads, watch JPEG kilobyte caps after cropping.
- Avoid shiny paper that reflects counter lights.
Make your passport photo now
Crop to the official size in your browser, then download to upload or print.
Works on phone or desktop. No app download.
Can I print my own passport photo at home?
Will a home-printed photo be accepted?
What size should I print?
- • Correct millimetres for this application
- • Plain light background
- • Neutral expression
- • Recent likeness
- • No heavy filters
- • Sharp eyes
- • Correct print or JPEG format
- • No other people in frame
- • Using 35×45 when the passport sheet wants 50×70
- • Stretching a square into 50×70
- • Submitting Bilhete Único 30×40 for a passport
- • Yellow indoor lighting on a cream wall
- • Smiling with teeth visible
How do I know if I need 50×70?
The application PDF or consulate page states the millimetres—search for “5×7 cm” or “50×70”.
Can I smile slightly?
Keep a closed mouth and neutral look unless the sheet says otherwise.
What background colour?
Plain white or very light—no office posters.
Children’s photos?
Same millimetres; no adult hands in the frame.
Digital and print both?
Some flows need both—export a JPEG and print identical copies from the same crop.
Hats?
Only when worn daily for religious reasons and the face stays fully visible.
Beards?
Allowed if they are your normal appearance; keep the jawline unobscured by scarves.
Where to print in Brazil?
Photo labs and many pharmacies print from USB or phone—ask for exact millimetres, not “3×4” slang unless it matches.