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==Brazil Cruising Guide== | ==Brazil Cruising Guide== | ||
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Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil) is the largest country in South America. Famous for its football (soccer) tradition and its annual Carnaval in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Salvador]], Recife and Olinda. It is a country of great diversity, from the bustling urban mosaic of São Paulo to the infinite cultural energy of Pernambuco and Bahia, the untouched wilderness of the Amazon rainforest and world-class landmarks such as the Iguaçu Falls, there is plenty to see and to do in Brazil. | Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil) is the largest country in South America. Famous for its football (soccer) tradition and its annual Carnaval in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Salvador]], Recife and Olinda. It is a country of great diversity, from the bustling urban mosaic of São Paulo to the infinite cultural energy of Pernambuco and Bahia, the untouched wilderness of the Amazon rainforest and world-class landmarks such as the Iguaçu Falls, there is plenty to see and to do in Brazil. | ||
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Brazil is a huge country with different climate zones. In the north, near the equator there is a wet and a dry season; from about Sao Paulo down to the south there is spring/summer/fall/winter. | Brazil is a huge country with different climate zones. In the north, near the equator there is a wet and a dry season; from about Sao Paulo down to the south there is spring/summer/fall/winter. | ||
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- | ===Charts=== | + | ===Brazil Navigation Charts=== |
* [https://www.mar.mil.br/dhn/chm/cartas/car_nacionais.html Brazilian Navy on-line chart catalog] | * [https://www.mar.mil.br/dhn/chm/cartas/car_nacionais.html Brazilian Navy on-line chart catalog] | ||
* [https://www.mar.mil.br/dhn/bhmn/download/agentedevendas.pdf Brazilian Navy charts sales Agents] | * [https://www.mar.mil.br/dhn/bhmn/download/agentedevendas.pdf Brazilian Navy charts sales Agents] | ||
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- | ===Arrival | + | ===Brazil Arrival and Departure Procedures=== |
Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc. | Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc. | ||
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* Citizens from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay may enter the country with a valid ID card and stay up to 90 days. | * Citizens from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay may enter the country with a valid ID card and stay up to 90 days. | ||
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* No visa is required for stays of up to 60 days from holders of passports from Venezuela. | * No visa is required for stays of up to 60 days from holders of passports from Venezuela. | ||
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* No visa is required for stays of up to 90 days from holders of passports from Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (British National (Overseas) passports only but not HKSAR passports), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay and Vatican City. Note that the immigration officer has the right to restrict your visa to less than 90 days, if he deems fit. He will then state the number of days (e.g. 60 or 30) in pen writing inside the stamp just given in your passport. No pen writing means 90 days. | * No visa is required for stays of up to 90 days from holders of passports from Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (British National (Overseas) passports only but not HKSAR passports), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay and Vatican City. Note that the immigration officer has the right to restrict your visa to less than 90 days, if he deems fit. He will then state the number of days (e.g. 60 or 30) in pen writing inside the stamp just given in your passport. No pen writing means 90 days. | ||
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* Citizens from the following countries currently need a visa for Brazil: Angola, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Cape Verde, China (HK and Macau see below), Cyprus, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, the United States, former Soviet countries and others not listed above (complete list [http://www.dpf.gov.br/web/servicos/tabvisto2110.htm here] - Portuguese only). Caution -- Passports issued by Hong Kong (HKSAR) and and Macau may not be accepted. In such case, travellers with those passports must apply for a Brazilian laissez-passer, which authorises a single entry into Brazil. | * Citizens from the following countries currently need a visa for Brazil: Angola, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Cape Verde, China (HK and Macau see below), Cyprus, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, the United States, former Soviet countries and others not listed above (complete list [http://www.dpf.gov.br/web/servicos/tabvisto2110.htm here] - Portuguese only). Caution -- Passports issued by Hong Kong (HKSAR) and and Macau may not be accepted. In such case, travellers with those passports must apply for a Brazilian laissez-passer, which authorises a single entry into Brazil. | ||
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* Tourist visas (including those granted on the spot in immigration control, as for most Europeans) can be extended at any office of the ''Policia Federal''. All state capitals, and most border towns and international ports have one. Your visa can maximum be extended for as long as your original visa was granted (i.e. another 90 days if you originally got 90 days.), and under no circumstance can you be granted more than 180 days with a tourist visa for any 365-day period. You should contact the federal police about 1-3 weeks before your visa expires. You have to pay a fee of about R$ 20. Proof of subsistance (for which your credit card is mostly accepted) will be required. | * Tourist visas (including those granted on the spot in immigration control, as for most Europeans) can be extended at any office of the ''Policia Federal''. All state capitals, and most border towns and international ports have one. Your visa can maximum be extended for as long as your original visa was granted (i.e. another 90 days if you originally got 90 days.), and under no circumstance can you be granted more than 180 days with a tourist visa for any 365-day period. You should contact the federal police about 1-3 weeks before your visa expires. You have to pay a fee of about R$ 20. Proof of subsistance (for which your credit card is mostly accepted) will be required. | ||
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* If you overstay your tourist visa, you will be fined R$ 8,28 per day (as of October 2007), for a maximum of 100 days. | * If you overstay your tourist visa, you will be fined R$ 8,28 per day (as of October 2007), for a maximum of 100 days. | ||
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- | ===Ports | + | ===Brazil's Ports and Popular Cruisers' Stops=== |
* [[Angra dos Reis]] | * [[Angra dos Reis]] | ||
* [[Belem]] (Port of entry) | * [[Belem]] (Port of entry) | ||
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- | ===Offshore Islands=== | + | ===Brazil's Offshore Islands=== |
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+ | * When you are travelling from certain tropical regions to Brazil you need a yellow fever vaccination and the certificate showing you had this. [http://travel.guardian.co.uk/askatraveller/story/0,8915,673944,00.html] | ||
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+ | ===Security=== | ||
Details? | Details? | ||
===Cruiser's Friends=== | ===Cruiser's Friends=== | ||
- | Eduardo Louro: | + | * Eduardo Louro: Ph: +55.24.33655487, Mob. +55.24.92563759 (may have no answer during certain times of the year). [mailto:[email protected] Email]. Skype:riomariculturaedu or (Brasil/Rio rates apply) +55.21.37174000 (all year around) |
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===References & Publications=== | ===References & Publications=== |
Revision as of 09:10, 12 November 2008
Brazil Cruising Guide
An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Brazil.
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Capital: | Brasilia. |
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Language: | Portuguese. |
Currency: | Real (R$). convert at http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic |
More notes about the country Calling code +55 |
Background
Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil) is the largest country in South America. Famous for its football (soccer) tradition and its annual Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife and Olinda. It is a country of great diversity, from the bustling urban mosaic of São Paulo to the infinite cultural energy of Pernambuco and Bahia, the untouched wilderness of the Amazon rainforest and world-class landmarks such as the Iguaçu Falls, there is plenty to see and to do in Brazil.
Brazil's Climate & Weather
Brazil is a huge country with different climate zones. In the north, near the equator there is a wet and a dry season; from about Sao Paulo down to the south there is spring/summer/fall/winter.
A equatorial climate characterizes much of northern Brazil. There is no real dry season but there are some variations in the period of the year when most rain falls. Temperatures average 25 °C (77 °F),[71] with more significant temperature variations between night and day than between seasons. Over central Brazil rainfall is more seasonal, characteristic of a savanna climate. This region is as large and extensive as the Amazon basin but, lying farther south and being at a moderate altitude, it has a very different climate. In the interior Northeast, seasonal rainfall is even more extreme. The semiarid climate region receives less than 800 millimetres (31 in) of rain, which falls in a period of two or three months. From the south of Bahía, near São Paulo, the distribution of rainfall changes, here some appreciable rainfall occurs in all months. The South has temperate conditions, with average temperatures below 18 °C (64 °F) and cool winters, frosts are quite common, with occasional snowfalls in the higher areas.
Weather forecast sources:
- On the NE coast watch for the unlit fisherman just in the edge of the continental shelf.
Local Radio Nets
Also see World Cruiser's Nets
Submit details of Cruiser's Nets and VHF operating/calling channels here.
Brazil Arrival and Departure Procedures
Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc.
Brazil Immigration
- Citizens from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay may enter the country with a valid ID card and stay up to 90 days.
- No visa is required for stays of up to 60 days from holders of passports from Venezuela.
- No visa is required for stays of up to 90 days from holders of passports from Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (British National (Overseas) passports only but not HKSAR passports), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay and Vatican City. Note that the immigration officer has the right to restrict your visa to less than 90 days, if he deems fit. He will then state the number of days (e.g. 60 or 30) in pen writing inside the stamp just given in your passport. No pen writing means 90 days.
- Citizens from the following countries currently need a visa for Brazil: Angola, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Cape Verde, China (HK and Macau see below), Cyprus, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, the United States, former Soviet countries and others not listed above (complete list here - Portuguese only). Caution -- Passports issued by Hong Kong (HKSAR) and and Macau may not be accepted. In such case, travellers with those passports must apply for a Brazilian laissez-passer, which authorises a single entry into Brazil.
- Tourist visas (including those granted on the spot in immigration control, as for most Europeans) can be extended at any office of the Policia Federal. All state capitals, and most border towns and international ports have one. Your visa can maximum be extended for as long as your original visa was granted (i.e. another 90 days if you originally got 90 days.), and under no circumstance can you be granted more than 180 days with a tourist visa for any 365-day period. You should contact the federal police about 1-3 weeks before your visa expires. You have to pay a fee of about R$ 20. Proof of subsistance (for which your credit card is mostly accepted) will be required.
- If you overstay your tourist visa, you will be fined R$ 8,28 per day (as of October 2007), for a maximum of 100 days.
Brazil Customs
Details?
Fees and Charges
Brazil's Ports and Popular Cruisers' Stops
- Angra dos Reis
- Belem (Port of entry)
- Buzios
- Cabedelo
- Cabo Frio
- Caravelas
- Fernando de Noronha (Port of entry)
- Fortaleza/Mucuripe (Port of entry)
- Guarapari
- Ilha de Itaparica
- Ilheus/Malhado (Port of entry)
- Macapa (Port of entry)
- Maceio (Port of entry)
- Manaus (Port of entry)
- Marau
- Morro do Sao Paolo
- Natal (Port of entry)
- Paranagua (Port of entry)
- Praia do Jacaré
- Recife (Port of entry)
- Rio de Janeiro (Port of entry)
- Rio Grande (Port of entry)
- Salvador (Port of entry)
- Santos (Port of entry)
- Sao Francisco do Sul (Port of entry)
- Sao Luis (Port of entry)
- Sao Sebastiao (Port of entry)
- Vitoria (Port of entry)
- Macae (Port of entry)
- Abrolhos Reefs
- Itacuruca (Port of entry)
- Niteroi
Brazil's Offshore Islands
Health
- When you are travelling from certain tropical regions to Brazil you need a yellow fever vaccination and the certificate showing you had this. [1]
Security
Details?
Cruiser's Friends
- Eduardo Louro: Ph: +55.24.33655487, Mob. +55.24.92563759 (may have no answer during certain times of the year). Email. Skype:riomariculturaedu or (Brasil/Rio rates apply) +55.21.37174000 (all year around)
References & Publications
Books, Guides, etc.
Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions
Links to discussions on the CruiserLog Forum
External Links
Submit useful website links for the region
Personal Notes
Personal experiences
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