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UNHCR Brazil - Information for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons

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🇦🇫 If you are Afghan and want information about asylum in Brazil, click here

🇺🇦 If you are Ukrainian and want information about refugees in Brazil, click here

Be careful when heading to other countries in the region. Click here to learn about some of the risks you may face, or click here to know the tool “El Tulcán”, with information about the Darién Forest.


Welcome to UNHCR’s HELP Platform. The protection of refugees and populations displaced by war, conflict and persecution is the main mission of UNHCR, which seeks adequate and durable solutions for these populations.

We have created this site to support asylum applicants, refugees, their families and organizations involved in this context. Information can be accessed in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Ukrainian and Russian.

On this website, you can find information about:

🇦🇫 Informatives for the Afghan population;
🇺🇦 Informatives for the Ukrainian population;
🆘 Where to find help;
🔎 Asylum claim, residence and naturalization;
📃 Documents;
🏘️ Housing;
💼 Work and Income;
📚 Education;
🏥 Health;
‼️ Rights and duties;
🌏 Statelessness;
➡️ UNHCR Complaints Mechanisms;
🗞️ Informative materials;
✉️ Contact us.

This website will be constantly updated.