Consul Nestor Forster Jr.
The Consulate General represents the Brazilian Government in matters related to local authorities and the Brazilian community in the area under its jurisdiction. Its goal is to offer the best possible assistance to protect and defend the interests and rights of Brazilian citizens, in accordance with Brazilian and Canadian laws.
The Consul Nestor Forster Jr. born in Porto Alegre in 1963, joined the Rio Branco Institute in 1986. As a diplomat, he worked in Canada, Costa Rica and the United States, where he served three times at the Embassy in Washington, as well as in the Consulates -General in Hartford and New York. His professional experience includes commercial negotiations, intellectual property, financial policy, political affairs, international law, consular issues, administration and information technology.
The consulate does not have telephone support for inquiries about consular services.
In general terms, the assistance provided to Brazilians by the Consulates and consular sectors of the Embassies abroad is established by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963, an international treaty that governs the consular activities of almost all countries in the world. It is important to note that, abroad, Brazilians are subject to the laws of the country where they are located. A simplified list of what a consulate can and cannot do can be accessed on the Consular Portal.
Citizens traveling abroad should look for the Embassy or Consulate of the country where they intend to live in Brazil. The Consulate will inform you about the need for a visa and the procedures to obtain it, depending on the reason for the trip.
It is suggested that Brazilians in such a situation seek the nearest Brazilian Consular Office to explain their situation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will then contact your family and acquaintances and instruct them to send you the return ticket. In extreme cases, the Government may, exceptionally and provided that budgetary resources are available, pay for the return ticket, by land or air, to the first point of entry into the national territory.