Pet Transport from Ireland to Brazil

Brazil is one of the lightest long-haul destinations on paper: no import permit, no quarantine, no titre test, and a microchip that is genuinely optional. What Brazil does insist …

3-8 wks

Preparation needed

None

Quarantine on arrival

Moderate

Route complexity

Managed

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Lead time needed

3-8 weeks

Quarantine

None

Route complexity

Moderate

Airlines

3 carriers on this route

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In short: Preparing to move a pet from Ireland to Brazil typically takes around 3-8 weeks. There is no routine quarantine on arrival for compliant pets. A rabies titre test is not required.

Regulations checked August 2026

Prepared and reviewed by Pet Transport Global Editorial Team

Step by step

The import process, in full

A primary vaccination needs 21 days before travel; a booster in continuity is valid at once.

Rabies vaccination check (pets over 90 days)

Responsible: Your vet in Ireland

No nonstop Dublin to Brazil exists; every option connects once.

Choose the routing: accompanied via Lisbon/Paris/Madrid, or IAG Cargo via an agent

Responsible: You (or your pet transport agent)

Close to departure, against the certificate's validity window.

Vet completes the CVI in the Portaria 741/2024 model

Responsible: Your local vet

Book the Regional Veterinary Office appointment ahead; do not leave it to the final day.

RVO endorsement: government vet signs and stamps

Responsible: DAFM Regional Veterinary Office

Compliant pets released at Sao Paulo or Rio without quarantine.

Fly, connect once, VIGIAGRO document check on arrival

Responsible: You + carrier + VIGIAGRO

Checklist

What your pet needs

Every item below must be completed and verified before your pet can travel. Expand each category for the detail.

Microchip

Optional under Brazilian rules. Fit one anyway for identification, especially for a pet travelling as cargo.

Rabies vaccination

Required for pets over 90 days old. A primary vaccination must be given at least 21 days before travel; boosters in continuity are valid immediately.

Rabies titre test

Not required by Brazil from any country.

Quarantine

None for compliant dogs and cats. VIGIAGRO inspects documents at the arrival airport.

Import permit

Not required.

Health certificate

Required: the International Veterinary Certificate (CVI) in the model fixed by Portaria MAPA 741/2024, mandatory since 6 September 2025, issued by your vet and endorsed by the official veterinary authority (the RVO in Ireland).

Export permit

No permit as such. Your local vet completes the health certificate, then the Regional Veterinary Office (RVO) of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine signs and stamps the official version.

Veterinary inspection

Vet examination and certificate close to travel, followed by the RVO endorsement appointment.

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Airlines

Carriers on this route

Not all airlines accept live animals on this route. Confirm the operating carrier's current policy for every flight segment.

Aer Lingus / IAG Cargo

Aer Lingus carries no pets in the cabin on any flight; animals move through IAG Cargo, booked via an approved pet agent, minimum age 10 weeks, with snub-nosed and certain restricted breeds refused. From Dublin this means a cargo booking to a hub, since no nonstop to Brazil exists.

Cargo Only

TAP Air Portugal

The practical one-stop for accompanied pets: Dublin to Lisbon, then TAP's Brazil network. Cabin up to 8kg with soft carrier, hold and TAP Cargo above that. Brachycephalic breeds barred from the hold.

Cabin and Cargo

Air France / KLM / Iberia

Alternative hub routings via Paris, Amsterdam or Madrid with pet carriage to Sao Paulo and Rio. Confirm live-animal acceptance on both legs and the transfer handling at the hub.

Cabin and Cargo

Costs

What this route typically costs

Vet examination and CVI completion, plus the RVO endorsement

Cargo or excess-baggage fees on the hub routing (quoted per itinerary; no published Dublin-Brazil corridor tariff exists)

TAP cabin fee from 150 euros intercontinental for pets under 8kg with carrier, if routing via Lisbon accompanied

IATA crate sized for a long two-leg journey

Agent handling if using IAG Cargo, which requires an approved agent booking

Critical points

Brazil's CVI model changed: Portaria MAPA 741/2024 has been mandatory since 6 September 2025. An old-model certificate can be refused, so make sure your vet and the RVO use the current form.

Aer Lingus carries no pets in the cabin on any route, so an accompanied cabin move only works by connecting on a continental carrier such as TAP via Lisbon.

Southern-hemisphere summer (roughly December to March) brings heat embargoes at Sao Paulo and Rio for hold and cargo animals, tightest for snub-nosed breeds.

The certificate chain on the Irish side

Two visits, in order. First your own vet examines the pet and completes the CVI in the current Brazilian model, recording the rabies vaccination: required for pets over 90 days old, with a primary dose given at least 21 days before travel (a booster administered while the previous dose was still valid counts immediately).

Then the Regional Veterinary Office. DAFM’s government vet signs and stamps the certificate, converting it into the official document VIGIAGRO reads on arrival. RVO appointments are bookable but not same-day affairs, so slot the endorsement into the final week deliberately rather than hopefully.

One planning bonus for anyone moving temporarily: a CVI issued in Brazil for the return leg gives a 60-day window to re-enter Brazil with the same pet, useful for owners making a staged move.

Picking the routing when the flag carrier says no

Aer Lingus’s position is absolute: no cabin pets, anywhere, ever. Its animals travel through IAG Cargo (the same system as British Airways), booked by an approved agent, minimum age ten weeks, with snub-nosed breeds refused. For a big dog, that cargo pipeline via a European hub is the realistic booking, and it works well.

For a cat or small dog, the accompanied option via Lisbon is usually kinder and cheaper: TAP takes pets up to 8kg with a soft carrier in the cabin from Dublin through to Brazil, and heavier animals in the hold. Air France via Paris, KLM via Amsterdam and Iberia via Madrid do the same job; whichever you choose, confirm live-animal acceptance on both legs and check the summer heat picture at the Brazilian end, where December to March embargoes are the norm for hold travel.

FAQ

Common questions

Neither. Brazil imposes no quarantine on compliant dogs and cats and requires no rabies titre test from any country. The requirements are the rabies vaccination (for pets over 90 days, primary dose at least 21 days before travel) and the CVI certificate endorsed by the Irish authorities.

The International Veterinary Certificate is Brazil’s mandatory entry document, in the model set by Portaria MAPA 741/2024 (in force since 6 September 2025). Your local vet completes it, and the government vet at your DAFM Regional Veterinary Office signs and stamps the official version. VIGIAGRO checks it at the Brazilian airport.

Not on one aircraft: no nonstop Dublin to Brazil service exists, and Aer Lingus carries no pets in the cabin at all. The practical accompanied routing is Dublin to Lisbon on TAP (cabin up to 8kg with carrier, hold above that) and onward to Sao Paulo or Rio, or similar connections via Paris, Amsterdam or Madrid. Large dogs typically go IAG Cargo via an agent.

Not by law: Brazil is one of the few destinations where the microchip is optional. It is still worth fitting one, because a chipped pet is far easier to identify at cargo handling and if anything goes astray en route.

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