Brazil Passport Photo Requirements

Credible sources genuinely disagree on Brazil's official passport photo size. You will find 50 x 70mm cited as the Polícia Federal spec, 35 x 45mm cited as the ICAO international standard Brazil follows, and 40 x 50mm cited too. Rather than present one of them as settled fact, the honest answer is to check the requirement your own official source gives and make the photo to match - all three are white-background, front-facing, neutral-expression photos, so only the outer dimensions change.

This is a case where the usual "here is the number" answer would be a guess. For how passport sizes vary worldwide, see passport photo size by country.

The three sizes in circulation

Each is cited by a source that sounds authoritative, and there is no single public document that cleanly overrides the others:

• 50 x 70mm (5 x 7cm) - often given as the Polícia Federal specification.
• 35 x 45mm (3.5 x 4.5cm) - the ICAO international standard, which Brazil, like most countries, broadly follows.
• 40 x 50mm (4 x 5cm) - also cited by credible sources.

Consulates abroad add more variation, sometimes citing 2 x 2 inch. So the reliable move is to read the current requirement on the official Polícia Federal site (servicos.dpf.gov.br) or from the specific consulate handling your application, then match it.

The photo is usually taken at your appointment

Here is the detail that resolves a lot of the anxiety: for a passport issued in Brazil, the photo is typically captured on-site during your Polícia Federal appointment. A photo you make yourself is generally for the online pre-application or for a consular application abroad - which is exactly where the size can differ, so confirm with that consulate. If you are applying in Brazil in person, you may not need to prepare a photo at all.

What is the same across all three

Only the outer dimensions are in dispute. Every version uses a white background, a neutral expression, and the head filling roughly 70 to 80% of the frame height. Because that is a proportion, it works out to a different measurement in millimetres for each of the three sizes - so frame from the proportion, not a fixed chin-to-crown number, and the same shot recrops cleanly to whichever size your source specifies.

How to make one

The Brazil passport photo maker lets you pick the size - 50 x 70mm, 35 x 45mm, or 40 x 50mm - above the crop box, then crops to that exact ratio and resizes to the matching pixels at 300 DPI (591 x 827, 413 x 531, or 472 x 591), on a white background, in your browser with nothing uploaded. Check your official source first, then choose the matching option. It sets the size and fills white behind a photo whose background has been removed; it does not judge your framing or expression. If you need a different country, the passport photo maker hub covers the rest.

FAQ

Which Brazil passport photo size should I pick?
Check your official source first, then match it - the Polícia Federal site (servicos.dpf.gov.br) or your specific consulate. We list 50 x 70mm, 35 x 45mm, and 40 x 50mm because credible sources cite all three; we would rather show the options than guess for you.

Why do sources disagree on Brazil's size?
Different official and semi-official sources cite 50 x 70mm, 35 x 45mm, and 40 x 50mm, and there is no single public source that cleanly overrides the others. Consulates abroad add more variation, sometimes citing 2 x 2 inch.

Is the passport photo taken at the appointment?
Usually, yes. For a passport issued in Brazil the photo is captured on-site during your Polícia Federal appointment. A photo you make yourself is generally for the online pre-application or a consular application abroad.

What is shared across all three sizes?
A white background, a neutral expression, and the head filling 70 to 80% of the frame height - a proportion, so a different millimetre figure for each size. Only the outer dimensions change.

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. Cropping and resizing happen entirely in your browser, so your photo never leaves your device.