USA to Brazil
Pet Shipping from the USA to Brazil
We provide international pet transport from the USA to Brazil, planned around its import rules, the season and your move date.
Book door-to-door pet relocation, or only the parts you need.
- Airline booking
- The travel crate
- The export and import paperwork
- Check-in at your US airport
- Pickup in Brazil with delivery to your new address
Brazil at a glance
Full requirementsAPHIS says the health certificate for Brazil lasts 60 days from the day the accredited veterinarian signs it, and it has to still be in date when the pet arrives.
- Import permit
- None named for dogs and cats on the ministry’s entry page
- Rabies vaccination
- Required from 90 days of age, with a vaccine still in date. After a first shot, or one that lapsed before its booster, the pet leaves no sooner than 21 days later. Younger than 90 days, it may come unvaccinated if the certificate states its age and no contact with urban rabies in the last 90 days
- Parasite treatment
- Broad spectrum, for internal and external parasites, no more than 15 days before the certificate is issued
- Veterinary examination
- Within 10 days before the certificate is issued, finding no sign of infectious or parasitic disease and the pet fit to travel
- Health certificate
- APHIS’s form for Brazil, endorsed by USDA, valid 60 days from issue while the rabies vaccination stays in date
Pet Shipping from the USA to Brazil
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock sets the entry conditions for a dog or cat in Ordinance 741 of December 10, 2024, which adopts into Brazilian law the MERCOSUR requirements for dogs and cats. At the port of entry, the ministry’s surveillance service, VIGIAGRO, decides whether an animal comes in. If you would like a simple overview of international moves first, start with our guide to international pet shipping destinations. Bringing a pet the other way, into the United States? See our US import guide.
Which route does a pet take into Brazil?
By air, in the cabin or the hold as the carrier decides. The ministry’s pet travel questions, updated September 11, 2025, say a cabin place depends on the animal’s weight and dimensions and on the airline’s own rules, and they send owners to that company for crate requirements. APHIS’s certificate is also valid for transit into the other MERCOSUR countries.
Route details: USA to Brazil
- Route
- USA to Brazil
- Arrival airports
- An airport, port or border post with a VIGIAGRO unit equipped to receive animals, MAPA’s Vigiagro manual says
- How the pet flies
- With the owner as accompanied baggage, or unaccompanied, as baggage or cargo, per MAPA; a cabin place depends on the airline’s size and weight rules
- Entry documents
- MAPA asks for the USDA-endorsed health certificate, plus an e-DBV with the owner, or a DAT-PF and air waybill as cargo
- Health certificate
- APHIS’s form: exam within 10 days and parasite treatment within 15 days before issue; USDA endorses; valid 60 days from the vet’s signing
- Quarantine on arrival
- VIGIAGRO checks papers and the animal on landing; for faulty papers MAPA’s manual allows home quarantine under a private vet, at owner cost
- Time to get ready
- At least 21 days: Ordinance 741 and APHIS’s form let a pet leave 21 days after a first rabies shot, required from 90 days of age
Work out your pet’s dates for this route
From official sources, read October 29, 2026: MAPA, Manual do Vigiagro, Anexo XLVI Da importação de animais; MAPA, Telefones das unidades Vigiagro em aeroportos; MAPA, Perguntas e Respostas frequentes sobre Viagens Internacionais com Cães e Gatos; MAPA, Entrar no Brasil; USDA APHIS, Pet Travel From the United States to Brazil; USDA APHIS, Veterinary Health Certificate for Export of Dogs and Cats from the United States of America to Brazil; MAPA, Portaria MAPA nº 741, de 10 de dezembro de 2024.
What are the entry requirements for pets going to Brazil?
The short answer
APHIS sets out Brazil’s requirements for a dog or cat on the health certificate for the route, and says other pets such as rabbits and ferrets need an import authorization from the agriculture ministry’s office in the Brazilian state of destination.
Which pets can enter Brazil?
Dogs and cats, each on a health certificate issued for Brazil. Ordinance 741 lets Brazil turn away an animal previously diagnosed with leishmaniasis, so a pet with that history is raised with the veterinarian before anything is booked.
Ordinance 741 counts a mother traveling with a nursing litter younger than 90 days as one unit, certifying her health and listing the puppies or kittens on the certificate by date of birth, number and sex. Ready to start? Request a quote.
What vet work and documents does a pet need for Brazil?
A rabies vaccination, a broad-spectrum treatment for internal and external parasites, and an examination by a veterinarian, all entered on APHIS’s health certificate for Brazil, which USDA then endorses. The certificate also lists other vaccinations where they apply and any treatment in the three months before it was issued. Read on September 25, 2026, neither Ordinance 741 nor APHIS’s certificate puts the parasite treatment and the examination in an order, and neither asks for a rabies antibody titer test. The certificate can be issued electronically by a USDA-accredited veterinarian in VEHCS and endorsed digitally by APHIS; the printed copy travels with the pet, and the ordinance says border staff must not keep the original.
| Requirement | Brazil, from the United States |
|---|---|
| Import permit | None named for dogs and cats on the ministry’s entry page |
| Rabies vaccination | Required from 90 days of age, with a vaccine still in date. After a first shot, or one that lapsed before its booster, the pet leaves no sooner than 21 days later. Younger than 90 days, it may come unvaccinated if the certificate states its age and no contact with urban rabies in the last 90 days |
| Parasite treatment | Broad spectrum, for internal and external parasites, no more than 15 days before the certificate is issued |
| Veterinary examination | Within 10 days before the certificate is issued, finding no sign of infectious or parasitic disease and the pet fit to travel |
| Health certificate | APHIS’s form for Brazil, endorsed by USDA, valid 60 days from issue while the rabies vaccination stays in date |
| Microchip | Optional on APHIS’s form; where a chip is used, Ordinance 741 asks for ISO 11784 or 11785 and its location on the certificate |
| Quarantine | No period in Ordinance 741; a pet that fails its requirements on arrival can be refused, sent back or held, at the owner’s expense |
Five documents are behind this page, all read September 25, 2026. From Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock: Ordinance 741 of December 10, 2024, its page on bringing a dog or cat into the country, updated August 18, 2025, and its pet travel questions. From APHIS: its Brazil pet travel page, last modified July 23, 2026, and its dog and cat certificate for the route.
Can a cat fly from the USA to Brazil?
Yes, on the same terms as a dog. Ordinance 741 sets one list of conditions for dogs and cats, and APHIS’s certificate for the route covers both, so a cat travels with the rabies vaccination, parasite treatment, examination and endorsed certificate in the table above. The ministry’s pet travel questions, updated September 11, 2025 and read November 4, 2026, name no condition for cats apart from dogs. Whether a cat flies in the cabin or the hold is the airline’s decision, by the cat’s size and weight and the airline’s own rules. Delta’s pet travel page, read November 4, 2026, takes cats in the cabin, and its cabin exceptions bar pets whose trip starts in Brazil, not pets flying there. The carrier sizes Delta and other US airlines allow are in our airline pet carrier size checker. Other airlines on the route set their own rules, so check the one you book on its own page.
Planning Timeline for Pet Shipping to Brazil
Start with the rabies vaccination if the pet has none in date, because a first shot means waiting 21 days before the pet may leave. The parasite treatment and the examination then go into the 15 and 10 days before the certificate’s date. USDA endorses it, and the pet has to arrive within 60 days of the date it was issued.
Moving elsewhere in South America? We also cover Argentina and Chile.
For a line by line breakdown of what this move costs, from freight to the USDA endorsement fee, see our USA to Brazil pet shipping cost page.
Every Pet Travels
Differently
Different destinations, different routes, different challenges.
Because timelines, airline rules, and Brazil’s entry requirements all affect each other, we build a plan that fits your pet and your move date.
Destination-Focused Planning
Every deadline on Brazil’s certificate runs back from its date of issue, so the vet visits are planned around it and the flight is chosen afterwards.
Smart Routing and Logistics
We help choose practical routes, travel windows, and handoff procedures so your pet’s trip is safer and more predictable.
Personalized Support
Pet Travel Advisors assigns a move coordinator who keeps you updated and checks details before travel so nothing important is missed.
Questions about moving a pet to Brazil
Request a QuoteWhat does it cost to ship a pet from the USA to Brazil?
Costs depend on your pet’s size and crate, the route and airline, vet and document fees, and whether the move is door to door. The fastest way to get a real number is a quote based on your origin city and travel date. Request a quote here.
How does Pet Travel Advisors help with a move to Brazil?
Choose only the parts that help: the flights, a travel crate, APHIS’s certificate with its USDA endorsement, the check-in before departure, and meeting the pet on arrival in Brazil with the drive to its new home. Door-to-door relocation brings all of them together.
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