Brazil

• Brazil as a whole: between April and May and from August to November
• Rio de Janeiro and Southern Brazil: June to September
• Salvador de Bahia: from September to mid-December
• Iguaçu waterfalls: from July to October and from February to April
• Northeast: from September to mid-December
• Amazon Rainforest: from June to October (dry season)
• Pantanal: from April to October (dry season)

• Rio de Janeiro
• Paraty
• Ilha Grande
• Ouro Preto
• Olinda
• Brasilia
• São Paulo
• Belo Horizonte
• Curitiba
• Florianopolis
• Iguaçu waterfalls
• Salvador da Bahia
• Fernando de Noronha
• The Route of Emotions
• Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
• Chapada Diamantina National Park
• Pantanal
• Amazon Rainforest and River

Language: Brazilian Portuguese

Calling code: +55

Electricity:

• Power sockets: type N
• Standard voltage: 127 / 220 V
• Standard frequency: 60 Hz

Currency: Brazilian real – BRL

Time zone: Rio de Janeiro region: GMT – 3 (3 different time zones in the country)

Direct flights to Rio de Janeiro:

• From Los Angeles (LAX): NONE
• From New York City (NYC): 9h55
• From Miami (MIA): 8h25
• From Vancouver (YVR): NONE
• From Montréal (YUL): NONE
• From Toronto (YYZ): NONE
• From Sydney (SYD): NONE
• From London (LON): 11h50

Recommended vaccines:

No vaccines are compulsory to enter Brazil. However, we do recommend you to ask your doctor in advance (3 months) for medical advice on the following vaccinations.

• Routine vaccines:
  • measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
  • diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP)
  • varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
  • polio vaccine
  • flu shot
• Hepatitis A
• Typhoid Fever 
• Yellow Fever 

Entry/exit requirements:

General formalities:

Make sure you comply with Brazilian immigration laws on arrival in the country. You must satisfy the Federal Police (the Brazilian immigration authority) of your intended purpose of visit. You will need to be able to demonstrate that you have enough money for the duration of your stay, and provide details of your accommodation and evidence of return or onward travel.

On arrival, you'll receive an entry stamp and complete an arrival card, which has a carbon copy. The entry stamp or carbon copy must be presented to immigration authorities on departure. If you have neither, you'll need a police report (for a stolen passport) or evidence of your arrival in Brazil (airline tickets).

If you intend to leave Brazil and return during your trip, make sure that you get an exit stamp in your passport from Brazilian immigration when you depart.

US CITIZENS

Passport: Valid passport for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Brazil.

Tourist visa: Not required for stays of 90 days or less in a 365-day period.

CANADIAN CITIZENS

Passport: Valid passport for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Brazil.

Tourist visa: Not required for stays of 90 days or less in a 365-day period.

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS

If you are travelling to Brazil through the United States of America, including Honolulu, you'll need to meet US entry/transit requirements, even if transiting. 

Passport: Valid passport for at least 6 months from the date you intend to return to Australia.

Tourist visa: Not required for stays of 90 days or less in a 365-day period.

UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS

Passport: Valid passport for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Brazil.

Tourist visa: Not required for stays of 90 days or less in a 365-day period.