for humanitarian purposes in 2012 Brazil changed its imigration policies for haitians, who no longer had the number of permanent visas restricted by a limit, and between january and september of 2013, approximately eight thousand haitians arrived.

Haiti has an honorary consulate in Rio de Janeiro, located at Praça Pio X 17-A, 14th floor, and can be reached via telephone at the number 2199-2808.