U.S. Consulate in Rio Launches New Program for Business Visas

The United States Consulate General Rio De Janeiro is proud to announce the launching of a new visa program, the Business Program Plus (BPP). The goal of the program is to streamline the scheduling of visa interviews and better serve a rise in visa renewal requests from an ever-growing population of frequent business travelers from Brazil to the United States. Beginning August 2, qualifying business travelers who are resident within Rio’s five-state consular district may come to the consulate More...

Streamlined Visa Programs at the U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro

The U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro recognizes that, in Brazil, the future is today.  In this spirit, we relentlessly seek ways to streamline our visa services to the Brazilian public to better promote mutual prosperity and understanding.  This exciting time in both of our countries’ histories demands strengthened cooperation and partnership.  One of the best ways to further shared interests and foster new ties is through the facilitated travel of our citizenry.  With this in mind, we are proud to highlight ongoing visa programs designed to ease the visa application process for Brazilians wanting to visit the United States. More...

Want to be a Youth Ambassador 2011? Enrollment is open until August 5th, 2010. Don't miss this opportunity!

The U.S. Embassy launched the ninth edition of the Youth Ambassadors Program on April 26 in São Paulo. The launch marked the beginning of the enrollment phase of the program that will ultimately take 35 Brazilian public school students and two public school teachers to the United States for three weeks in 2011 with all expenses paid. Plublic school students have until August 5th to enroll. Click here for more information.  More...

Feed the Future: A U.S. Commitment Against Poverty and Hunger

Washington — The U.S. government, backed by U.S. scientists and corporations, is investing money and energy into reducing global hunger and poverty on a huge scale by 2015. A State Department official overseeing the Feed the Future program, Patricia Haslach, told a congressional subcommittee July 20 that President Obama’s pledge of $3.5 billion at the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, for agricultural development and food security through 2012 has attracted an additional $18.5 billion pledged by other donors. More...

In Haiti, U.S. Works to Improve Lives, Livelihoods

Washington — For the United States, the recovery and reconstruction of Haiti is a long-term commitment in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake that destroyed sizeable sections of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding countryside, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says. “Over the last six months, the Haitian people have again shown their resilience and strength,” said Secretary Clinton. More...