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Travel
to Brazil with us and have fun !
1.)
Do I need passport & visas?
Yes, passports and visas are required for citizen’s even infants
of the U.S, Canada and Australia for entry to Brazil. U.K and New
Zealand citizens need only a passport. Business travelers may need
a special business visa.
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in the US
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Written by Webmaster
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Brazilian Consulate General in Boston
Jurisdiction: States of Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Brazilian Consulate General in Chicago
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone:
    (312)
464-0244
Fax: (312) 464-0299
E-mail:
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Jurisdiction: States of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Brazilian Consulate General in Houston
Park Tower North
1233 West Loop South, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77027
Phones: (713) 961-3063/961-3064/961-3065
Fax: (713) 961-3070
E-mail:
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http://www.brazilhouston.org
Jurisdiction: States of Arkansas, Colorado,
Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Jurisdiction: States of Arizona, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and in the State of
California, the counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles,
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
Brazilian Consulate General in
Miami
80 SW 8th St. - Suite
2600
Miami, FL 33130
Phone:
(305)
285-6200
Fax: (305) 285-6229
Fax on demand for information and forms:
(305)
285-6259
E-mail:
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http://www.brazilmiami.org
Jurisdiction: States of Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Tennessee. Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Brazilian Consulate General in
New York
1185 Avenue of the
Americas (Sixth Avenue), 21st Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone:
(917)
777-7777
Fax: (212) 827-0225
E-mail:
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http://www.brazilny.org
Jurisdiction: States of Connecticut,
Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the Bermuda
Islands.
Brazilian Consulate General in
San Francisco
300 Montgomery Street,
suite 900
San Francisco, CA, 94104
Phone:
(415)
981-8170
Fax: (415) 981-3628
E-mail:
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http://www.brazilsf.org
Jurisdiction: States of Oregon, Washington,
Alaska and in the State of California, the counties of
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra
Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo,
Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino,
Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas,
Sacramento, San Benedito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San
Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskyou,
Solano, Sonoma, Stanislau, Sutter,Tehama, Trinity, Tulare,
Tuolunme, Yolo,and Yuma.
Brazilian Embassy in Washington,
D.C.
Consular Service
3009 Whitehaven St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Fax: (202) 238-2818
E-mail:
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http://www.brasilemb.org
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, States
of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and
North American bases, excepting Guam.
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2.) Do I need shots medications?
For travel anywhere in Brazil, it is recommended that you have updated
vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, and polio. Children must additionally
have current inoculations against measles, mumps, and rubella.
An international of vaccination against yellow fever is required coming
from certain countries – Angola, gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea
Bissau, French Guiana, Liberia, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Venezuela and
Zaire. Also for those that are going to this Brazilian places: Amazonas,
Amapa, Federal District, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para,
Rondonia and Tocantis, Piaui.
We also advise that if you are going to the Amazon or for Pantanal,
that you get prophylactic malaria medication.
3.) What taxes do I need to pay in Brazil?
Airport Tax for international flights is approximately R$ 89.00. Internal
flights are taxed at about R$9.20. In addition some hotels require
a city tax at U$ 1-3 per day per room.
4.) What are the Brazilian Business hours?
Most shops in Brazil are open from 9am-6: 30 or 7pm, weekday, and
9am-1pm on Sunday. Many shopping centers stay open as late a 10pm.
Banks open 11 pm, Monday- Friday, and close at 4pm.
5.) How do I tip?
In most restaurants and bars a 10% service fee is added to the bill.
More sophisticated places if services is not included it will be stated
at the bottom of the bill. (service not included).
6.) How about electricity?
Brasilia and Recife, 220 volts. Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, 110
to 220 volts. Plugs are of the two- pin type. Most hotels provide
110-volts and 220 outlets. If you have 3 prong outlets, bring an adapter
to the 2-prong system.
7.) Is it easy to use the telephones in Brazil?
Yes, very simple and easy. Anywhere you can find a Regular or Cell
Phone. Just get a telephone card at any Magazine ender’s at
the street (about $2.00) and dial 0 (Operate Company) – area
code and the number. Ex: You are in Rio and want to call Buzios. Just
dial 031 or 21 and 22 (Buzios area code) and the 8 telephone’s
numbers. If you are calling to the same city just dial the number
8 number you want to reach it.
Brazil vacation, fun every corner!
For
more Information, please contact us at
sales@seeyouinbrazil.com
or Toll Free 1866 582 0975
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