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BEFORE TRAVELLING

The XRayBrasil Team has separated to you all the initial information to prepare a trip without unexpected inconvenients to Brazil, there are general information for who is coming or is inside of the country. Check the X-Ray of the country

 

CUSTOMS AND ENTRANCE IN THE COUNTRY

You are able to enter free of tax with personal articles, books and magazines, medicines of personal use, 400 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco if the carrier is aged 18 years, radio or sound equipment, typewriter and portable computer of personal use, and photographic or video camera. It is forbidden to take of the country fresh foods, except the ones acquired in the store free of tax that could be found in the exits of the international rooms

PASSPORTS AND VISAS A valid passport for a period of at the very least 6 months since the date of entrance in the country, a not necessary requirement for the countries of the "South Cone" such Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, which ones the entrance could be made with an identity card. It is not demanded a entrance visa for the tourists that come from Europe and South America. For a reciprocity question, it is demanded of the tourists proceeding from the North America. The entrance permit allows the permanence in the country for a period of 180 days, subdivided in two periods of 90 days per year. To the minors of 18 years of age, when they travel alone of its parents or legal responsible, they must carry a birth certificate (original or certified copy). The certificate must be written in Portuguese (preferential), Spanish, French or English, if it is in another language, must itself be presented an official translation
 

ARRIVING

AIRPLANE Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo have the most important airports of the country. Due to the great existing distances between the different Brazilian cities, the best way to travel internally is the airplane. The 26 states and Brasilia, in the Federal District, make use of airports and regular flights. The aerial net is considered sufficiently dense, with practically continuous flights between Rio, São Paulo, Brasilia and Belo Horizonte. It is important to observe that for the most importants air tickets, the fares may vary as the rapidity of sales. You may find in the Brazilian aerial companies' offices, in Brazil and foreign countries, tickets "Visit Brazil" with only duty are sold, that gives to right the 4 domestic flights

INSIDE THE COUNTRY To the countryside you are able to travel by car, train or bus. However, distances of 450 km that separate Rio de Janeiro of São Paulo, or Belo Horizonte and the historical cities of Minas Gerais, makes road travelling, for some people, more tiring. To long rides lovers, and long excursions, can carry through trips between Rio de Janeiro and Montevidéu (Uruguay), Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brasilia and Belém, or São Paulo and Porto Alegre, and beyond stretches of the Transamazônica (in the hearth of Amazonia). The recommendation is to acquire in any board of periodicals and magazines of the country, the "Quatro Rodas" Guide, that provide trip itineraries, information of road travel and listing of hotels and restaurants

TRANSPORT BETWEEN AIRPORTS In the city of São Paulo there is a transport between the airports of Guarulhos and Congonhas, and stations of bus and subway, as the Terminal of the Tietê, by means of payment of R$ 30,00. Main tourist cities of Brazil possess very well located hotels, and the great majority of them offers service of transfer, that collects and takes the guest to the transport terminal, either airport or road, being able or not to be enclosed in the value of the stay

VEHICLE RENTING There is everywhere companies of renting vehicles for the country, but the procedure to rent is sufficiently bureaucratic and the prices are raised. In the Brazilian cities custom to exist transit, thus sends regards to prevent peak schedules, and not to park in the centers of the urban zones. An International Driver License is necessary for foreigners
 

DISCOUNTS CARDS

The use of discount cards of students for all the country is common, mainly in cinemas, theaters and shows. For lodgings in hostels, exists more than 80 associates in Brazil and 4,000 for the whole world.

YOUTH HOSTELLING ASSOCIATION - YHA The international card of hostels can be used normally in Brazil, and be made in the exterior or the proper country. In Brazil, at least 80 shelters accept the discounting promoted for the card, in the country it can be made through the site http://www.carteiradoestudante.com.br/. the value informed by the site are of R$ 35,00. Lodging for Brazil and the World can above be found in the indicated site

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CARD - ISIC / STB The world-wide card of the student is commonly accepted in the main cities of the country, the discountings are standardized in 50% of the value of the ingression. This card can be gotten inside or it are of the country, since of that it is proven some type of study and school registration. The value informed for the site http://www.carteiradoestudante.com.br/is of R$ 35,00

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH TRAVEL CARD - IYTC For who already does not study anymore, but is up to 25 years old, also it can have benefits and discountings in hundreds of establishments in Brazil and the world. It is enough to present its world-wide card of the young IYTC to receive discountings in transport, room, restaurants and much more. The value informed for the site http://www.carteiradoestudante.com.br/is of R$ 35,00

INTERNATIONAL TEACHER CARD - ITIC Besides identifying it as professor, the world-wide card of professor ITIC offers thousand of benefits in Brazil and 106 countries in the world, and aims at to facilitate and to stimulate its trips, to promote the improvement of its knowledge and to increase its international integration with professors and young of all the planet the value informed for the site http://www.carteiradoestudante.com.br/is of R$ 35,00
 

WHEN TO GO

Almost all the Brazilian territory is located below of the line of the Equator, in the south hemisphere, and possess a heat climate. The annual average temperature in the north of the country is of 28ºC and in the south of 26ºC. The most searched stations of the year are the spring (of November to January) and the summer (of January to the March) which had much sun, however are advisable to prevent the months of March and April due to high rain probability. The time of great rains in the North, mainly in the Amazon region, is between December and March, sends regards to travel between August and September. For who it travels to the South of the country, the months of July to the August could be more cold due to the winter. The period of low season for the purchase of flights is of March to June and September to November; values of daily fees in hotels used to be lower in these periods
 
 

OFFICIAL TIME
The standard time of Brazil is considered of the city of Brasilia, in the Federal District, politic capital of the country. The schedule is of 3 hours less than the Meridian of Greenwich. Due to imensity of the country, three different spindle-schedules exist. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo follow the schedule of the capital

COMERCIAL WORKING TIME The natural working time of commercial functioning of Brazil is of the 9 hours of the morning until the 18 hours of the afternoon; the commercial schedule is common for enterprises located in the streets of the cities, however Shoppings Centers has more extended schedules, generally since 10 hours of the morning, until the 22 hours of the night. During the weekends, the street commerce opens only of the 9 hours of the morning until the 13 hours of the afternoon, and closes to the sundays. Banks do not open in saturdays, sundays and holidays

BANKS The schedule of the bank agencies is of the 10 hours of the morning, until the 16 hours of the afternoon. However all the banks possess electronic boxes spread by the city that function normally of the 6 hours of the morning, until the 22 hours of the night

FOOD SERVICES Different of the majority of the countries of the world, Brazil possess the nocturnal life sufficiently agitated, including the sector nourishing. Restaurants used to close for the dawn, and some restaurants of fast-food exclusively are opened for the period of the dawn, mainly in the capitals and greaters cities
 

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

The official language in Brazil is the Portuguese. Of Latin origin, the Brazilian Portuguese is seemed the other languages of Latin derivation, as the Italian and the French, and mostly with the Spanish. There are many similarities with the Portuguese of Portugal, however are noticed differences in the vocabulary and the construction of conjuncts, as for example the use of "singular second person" and "plural second person", common in the Central Europe. The English is not usually spoken by the population in general, however some years ago became obligatory the study in the particular schools and universities of the country, is common that young of the middle and high classes they have a good notion of the English language. In the tourist zones are spoken Spanish, English, French, Italian and German, in hotels. In the aboriginal reserves of protection of the government, also other languages are said as gê, tupi-guarani and karib
 
 

OFICIAL CURRENCY

The official currency in the country is the Real. Instaured in 1994, became a hard and steady currency world-wide in the last years, evidencing the security of the Brazilian economy for the exterior. The value of the Real in relation to the American Dollar is of approximately R$ 2,20 for dollar, already in relation to the Euro, the value goes up for about R$ 2,60 for euro. The exchange can be carried through in any one of the numerous spread houses of exchange in the great centers or airports, the currency most advisable to be changed by the Real, are the North American D ollars or Euros, while traveller's checks used to have extra collections. Credit cards and debit are usually accepted in the great cities in hotels, restaurants and store
 
 

ELETRICITY
In Brazil the electricity can vary between 110V and 220V, depends on each supplier of energy used for each city. The use of devices is advisable portable bi-volt, or use of transforming of energy. Salvador and Manaus use electric artifacts of 127V, Brasilia and Recife, 220V, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 110V or 220V
 

RELIGIONS
About 90% of the population it follows the religion Catholic Roman. Also there are the religions evangelic, protestant, judaism, among others. Not leaving of side also the spiritism and candomblé
 

TIPS
The tip is common in Brazil, it does not have a defined value and it varies of a commerce to another one. Restaurants used to charge 10% of service tax, are not obligator, but already they come inlaid in the accounts, when it is not, is common to offer. It is common "to gift " employees as hotel messengers and waiters of bars and restaurants. It is advisable to offer an amount to the people whom offer to take care of vehicles parked in the street, in case that necessary, is a very frequent situation during the night weekends of the great cities
 

INTERNET
The use of Internet in the main cities and capitals is very common by the population of middle and high classes, however it is not very spread out in poor cities or far away from the great centers of the country. For use of Internet in public places, it can be looked for Lan Houses or Internet Coffees, that are houses specialized in Internet users. The use of Internet wireless still is not very common, therefore, in the case of portable computers, the ideal is always to possess a net handle. The paid hour of Internet in Brazil used to be much more cheap of that in European or American countries

 
 
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