Brazil Is About to Become More Difficult to Visit Because of a Backward Move
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- 27 Apr 2023
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Petty diplomatic squabbling is about to end a travel perk that we barely had time to enjoy.
On October 1, 2023, Brazil will bring back mandatory visas for tourists from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan.
For many years, visitors from those nations who wanted to see the legendary sights of Brazil found that dreaming of that vacation was much easier than actually planning it. Tourists would have to make an appointment with the nearest Brazilian embassy or consulate, which could take weeks or months. And when the interview day arrived, they'd have to bring their passport, a photo, the money (at the time, $160 for Americans), and proof of a ticket to and from Brazil—which they'd have to purchase even before a visa had been guaranteed.
"The procedure was so old-fashioned and onerous that many tourists decided to vacation somewhere else. Brazil has been sabotaging itself for years in an ongoing fumble of colossal, foolish tourism mismanagement," we wrote in 2017.
For many travelers, that mandatory visa runaround was dropped in 2019, just before Covid-19 struck. In the four years since, most of us didn't get a chance to take advantage of the easement.
But now the days of foolish tourism fumbles are returning to Brazil. Read More..
