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Citizens of most
Western European nations, including the UK and Ireland, only need a
valid passport and either a return or onward ticket, or evidence of
funds to pay for one, to enter Brazil. You fill in an entry card on
arrival and get a tourist visa allowing you to stay for ninety days.
Australian, New Zealand, US and Canadian citizens need visas in
advance, available from Brazilian consulates abroad; a return or
onward ticket is usually a requirement.
Do not lose the carbon copy of the entry card the police staple into
your passport on arrival, as you may be fined when you leave if you
don't present it. A sensible precaution is to photocopy it and also
keep a record of your passport number in case it is lost or stolen.
If you do lose your passport, report to the Polícia Federal and then
obtain a replacement travel document from your nearest consulate.
You'll then have to return to the Polícia Federal who will put an
endorsement in your passport giving you 72 hours either to return to
your original point of entry into Brazil for a replacement entry
card or to leave the country altogether. So, for example, if you
lose your documents in Rio and entered Brazil here, the formalities
don't present too much of a problem. However, you may be hundreds of
kilometres from your point of entry and far from a land border, in
which case you'll have to decide whether to remain in Brazil
illegally or leave the country earlier than planned.
A tourist visa can be extended for another ninety days if you apply
at least fifteen days before it expires, but it will only be
extended once; if you want to stay longer you'll have to leave the
country and re-enter. There's nothing in the rule book to stop you
re-entering immediately, but it's advisable to wait at least a day.
For anything to do with visas you deal with the federal police, the
Polícia Federal . Every state capital has a federal police station
with a visa section: ask for the delegacia federal. A $10 charge,
payable in local currency, is made on tourist visa extensions.
Consulates
Foreign countries are represented at embassy level in Brasília and
most also maintain consulates in Rio and São Paulo. Elsewhere in
this vast country, consulates, vice-consulates or honorary
consulates are found in many major cities, from Manaus to Porto
Alegre. Levels of service will vary depending on the nature of the
particular post, but at the very least you can count on some
immediate advice. Addresses and telephone numbers of embassies and
consulates can be found in the "Listings" section of the cities in
the guide. Where their country doesn't have a representative, a
Commonwealth national can seek help at a British mission, and a
European Union citizen at another EU mission.
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Academic visitors and
researchers
Academic visitors and researchers making a short trip or attending a
conference are best advised to enter on a tourist visa, which cuts down
on the bureaucracy. If you're staying for a longer period, or intend to
do research, you need to get a special visa, known as an " Item IV "
before you leave home. To obtain this, you'll need to present a letter
from a Brazilian institution of higher education saying it knows about,
and approves, your research, and you will be formally affiliated to the
institution while you do it. Visas are issued for six months, a year or
two years; if in any doubt about exactly how long you're going to stay,
apply for the two-year visa. One-year visas can be extended for a
further year inside Brazil, but only after months of chasing up the
police, and often involving a trip to the Ministry of Justice in
Brasília.
On arrival on an "Item IV", you must register at the seção dos
estrangeiros office in the nearest federal police station to where you
are based. Take some passport photographs, and you will be issued
with an identity card; you can expect registering and getting the
card to take at least a day of mindless drudgery, sitting in lines
and chasing around, but it has to be done. If your work involves
taking samples out of Brazil, a whole new bureaucratic ball game
begins; you will need to get in touch well in advance with the
Brazilian Embassy and with the Brazilian institution in question
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