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- <text id=93CT1636>
- <title>
- Brazil--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- South America
- Brazil
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Entry requirements: Visas are required of US citizens. No
- inoculations are required for entry. Within Brazil, travelers
- may be required to present a yellow fever certificate when
- transiting between certain cities.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: In most parts of the country, days
- range from warm to hot, except during the rainy period from
- November through February. The extreme south of Brazil does get
- cold during the winter (June-August). Wear spring or summer
- clothes.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Sanitation facilities in many places are being
- expanded. Carefully prepared and thoroughly cooked foods are
- safe for consumption. Tapwater is not recommended. Yellow fever,
- rabies, gamma globulin, typhoid, and polio immunications are
- recommended.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Telegraph and long distance telephone
- services are good. Brasilia is two time zones ahead of eastern
- standard time; however, time differences vary, due to daylight
- savings time in both Brazil and the United States.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Direct air service is available. Rio is the
- normal point of entry, but Sao Paulo, Manaus, Recife, and Belem
- also have international flights. Domestic flights are expensive.
- Trains are limited. Inter-city buses run frequently and are
- inexpensive but often crowded. Metered taxis with red license
- plates have relatively low rates after 11 pm and on weekends.
- Tipping is the same as in the US. The highway system in
- southeastern Brazil and as far north as Salvador is adequate,
- but road maintenance is sometimes incomplete.
- </p>
- <p> Security: Street crime is common in Brazil's larger cities
- and tourists should take precautions such as not wearing
- jewelry, flashing money, or otherwise calling attention to
- expensive personal belongings. For more information, check the
- Department of State's Tips for Travelers.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- October 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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