Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at the Brazilian Embassy after his White House meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on May 7, 2026. President Trump hailed talks at the White House with "very dynamic" Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday, saying his meeting with his ideological opposite focused on tariffs. ( (Credit: by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images))
New visa paperwork, consular waits stretching past two months, a fresh round of tariffs and an ambassador's revoked visa are reshaping travel along one of the busiest routes connecting South America to the United States. Tourists, binational families and business travelers on both sides are navigating a far more bureaucratic landscape than they were two years ago — and the picture has kept shifting even in the past two weeks.
Brazil Brought Back the Visa for American Visitors
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