Brazil ? Is there an embasy to get a visa here in the west coast??

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take_me_to_the_beach

I live far away from the nearest Brazilian embassy. Thus, I used a company that could assist me. (To get a Brazilian visa your passport MUST be hand-delivered to a Brazilian embassy, whether it is by you or by someone else).

I went through American Passport Express. I had to mail my passport to their drop box in Washington DC. The total cost was $179 to American Passport Express (which includes all visa fees) + $16.45 to send my passport to them via Fed Ex. Of course, I also had to have a 2" x 2" photo taken. That cost me another $15.00. I remember these amounts very well since I just did all of this within the past 2 weeks.

The end result is that I received a 5 year tourist visa for Brazil. When I applied for the visa I requested the "multi-entry" visa (vs. single entry). I was surprised that they honored it. I have heard that they sometimes give you the single entry visa the first time you visit Brazil. Since I want to visit Brazil twice in the next year I am thankful they gave me the multi-entry visa. Otherwise I'd be paying another $179+ within the next year.

When you fill out the visa application be sure to give a detailed explanation of what you'll be doing in Brazil. I said something like, "Visiting tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro, including Cocovado, Pao de Acucar, Ipanema, Copacabana, etc."

Also, do not apply for a visa more than 90 days in advance. In short, you must use the visa within 90 days of receiving it. You also have other limitations, such as how much time you can spend in Brazil during each visit, each year, etc.

Ines K

You definitely need a visa. To get one, there are two brazilian consulates in the west coast. One in Los Angeles and the other one in San Francisco. You can visit their sites at www.brazilian-consulate.org (LA) or www.brazilsf.org (SF). Good luck!

nola_cajun

just type in "Brazilian Consulates in the US" in yahoo search engine.. and u should get a list of them. U dont have to go there in person you know.. you just send in the info by mail.

Smart Cookie

There is a consulate in San Franscisco. I am on the west coast, and used this embassy. However, you either must GO IN PERSON, or you have to hire a visa service to run it in for you. They do not accept mailed-in visas. Here is the embassy's website info:
http://www.brazilsf.org/visa_tourist_eng.htm

We used these people to get our visa for us.
http://www.brazilfiesta.com/visainfo.html

You have to pay for their time )about $60), PLUS the visa fee ($100). It's not cheap, and it's a pain in the a**. But, when you're sitting in the Sambodromo during Carnivale, it's all worth it!!!

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