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<text>
<title>
Brazil: Travel
</title>
<article>
<hdr>
Background Notes: Brazil
Travel
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<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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</article>
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