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Please see our information on medical insurance overseas. While in a foreign country, U. The information below concerning Brazil is provided for general reference only, and may not be totally accurate in a particular location or circumstance. Travelers may consider obtaining an Inter-American Driving Permit, to carry along with their valid U.
Such permits can be obtained through AAA or other sources. Road conditions in Brazil vary widely throughout the country. There are occasional stretches of modern divided highway especially in Sao Paulo State that rival European or U. In municipal areas, however, signs, shoulders, exits, and merge lanes tend to be haphazard. There are many potholes and surfaces are frequently uneven and bumpy. Some stretches of federal roads and rural state roads are so potholed that high-clearance vehicles are needed to traverse them. Many cities and towns have erected speed bumps, which are sometimes severe and may be unpainted and unmarked.
Pedestrians, bicyclists, and horse-drawn vehicles all pose hazards and can be encountered even on major routes. Travel after dark outside city centers is not recommended because of animals and disabled vehicles. Dirt roads are the rule in remote areas. These vary widely in quality and may quickly become more dangerous, even impassable, in rainy weather. Passenger car travel can be reasonably safe in most areas if one takes into account the prevailing conditions described above and exercises due prudence and caution.
Passenger-bus hijacking, usually non-violent, occurs at random in some areas of the country.
As is the case elsewhere in the region, poor driving skills, bad roads and a high density of trucks combine to make travel considerably more hazardous than in the United States. There are no laws requiring truckers to take mandatory rest stops and they often drive for excessive periods of time. All major inter-city routes are saturated with heavy truck traffic and for the most part have only two lanes.
Road maintenance is inadequate and some long-distance roads through the Amazon forest are impassable much of the year.
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There are few railroads and passenger train travel is almost nonexistent. Private cars and public buses are the main modes of inter-city road travel. Buses can range depending on the route and the price from luxurious and well maintained to basic and mechanically unsound. A private Brazilian company, Quatro Rodas, publishes road maps that contain local phone numbers to ascertain the current conditions of roads on the map.
They are available at www. Apart from toll roads, which generally have their own services, roadside assistance is available only very sporadically and informally through local private mechanics. The fastest way to summon assistance in an emergency anywhere in the country is to dial , a universal number staffed by local fire departments. This service is in Portuguese only.
Many motorists in major urban areas and more developed parts of the country carry cellular phones, and can be asked to assist in calling for help. Brazilian traffic laws impose severe penalties for a number of traffic offenses. Enforcement ranges from sporadic to non-existent, so motorists should not assume that others will necessarily follow even the most fundamental and widely accepted rules of the road.
Some important local rules and customs include the following:. Some states require child car seats, but they are not universally available or affordable, and enforcement is also lax. As a result, most children are not secured in car seats. The maximum speed limit on major, divided highways is kmph 74 mph. Lower limits usually 60kmph 40 mph are often posted in urban areas, depending on the road and the nature of the neighborhood.
Speed limits are widely ignored and rarely enforced. Brazilian drivers tend to brake suddenly when encountering these devices. Drivers must yield the right of way to cars on their right. Compliance with stop signs is rarely enforced; so many motorists treat them as yield signs. In addition to possible criminal charges and penalties, compensatory and punitive damages may also apply. Local Driving Customs: Drivers often use flashes or wave a hand out of the window to signal other drivers to slow down.
Drivers will often break suddenly to slow down for the electronic speed traps mentioned above. For general information about road safety, including links to foreign government sites, please refer to our Road Safety page. Foreigners are required to carry their passports for internal flights.
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Causes of the accidents are still under investigation. Air traffic work stoppages and issues with equipment have caused widespread delays in air travel nationwide. Both international and domestic flights are frequently delayed for several hours or cancelled. In some cases, travelers have been rerouted, causing disruptions to travel plans.
American citizens living in or traveling to Brazil are advised to prepare for long delays at Brazilian airports and for the possibility of missing flight connections. Brazilian customs authorities may enforce strict regulations concerning temporary importation into or export from Brazil of items such as firearms, antiquities, tropical plants, medications, and business equipment. In the Amazon region, there is a special concern for the export of biological material, which could have genetic value.
Please see our information on customs regulations. While in a foreign country, a U. Penalties for breaking the law can be more severe than in the United States for similar offenses.
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Persons violating Brazilian laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned. Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Brazil are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and heavy fines. Engaging in sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States.
Please see our information on Criminal Penalties.
Americans living or traveling in Brazil are encouraged to register with the nearest U. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. Consular Section public hours are p. Non-emergency services are provided by appointment, available at or Monday through Friday except Brazilian and U. Consular Section public hours are a.
Non-emergency passports and reports of appointments should be done by appointment; please request at acsrio state. Belem: Edificio Sintese 21, Av. Salvador da Bahia: Av. Tancredo Neves, , Rm. Fortaleza: Av. Santos Dumont s. Travel and security advice from the U. CDC has long recommended Yellow Fever vaccinations for parts of Brazil: Yellow Fever vaccine is recommended for persons over 9 months of age for travel to all rural areas of all states, including Iguassu Falls tourist resorts, and for travel to Brasilia and Belo Horizonte.
Some important local rules and customs include the following: Seat Belts All states have seat belt laws, but enforcement varies from state to state. Child Car Seats Some states require child car seats, but they are not universally available or affordable, and enforcement is also lax.