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Brazil hosts over 790,000 refugees and other people in need of international protection.
Most refugees come from Venezuela, through the northern state of Roraima, while others have arrived primarily through humanitarian visas from countries like Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, and Ukraine, mainly through São Paulo international airport. In past years, Brazil also witnessed an increase in arrivals of Cubans UNHCR works in close coordination with public authorities, civil society organizations, private sector, academia, and development actors to enable access to basic rights and favourable conditions for refugee socio-economic inclusion. In this context, UNHCR is supporting the State to develop comprehensive national and local policies to receive, protect and integrate refugees and others in need of international protection.
UNHCR provides protection to refugees and others in need of international protection countrywide, ensuring identification and response to those with specific needs, including gender-based violence survivors, indigenous populations, and unaccompanied children. Additionally, UNHCR works to strengthen the participation of refugees in decision-making spaces