Brazil tourist visa for US citizen when entering and exiting by motorcycle
 

We're flying from LA to Lima, Peru, then driving from Lima to Foz do Iguacu, entering Brazil there, then exiting Brazil at Chui to Uruguay.

I've tried to get a visa at the Brazilian consulate in Los Angeles but they would not help me since I was not flying into Brazil and suggested that I would get a visa in Lima instead.

We're not staying long in Lima so it's not really possible for us to do that.

Have anyone done something similar and know how I would get a visa? What are the magic words or documents? Buy a round-trip-flight to Brazil, get the visa and cancel the flight?

Sorry, can't help, but I'm going to have the same trouble soon. I'm already in SA though. How did this play out for you? Thanks!

We didn't go to Brazil.

Visa Available in Pto. Iguazu
 

The Brasilian Consulate in Puerto Iguazu can issue tourist visas. They processed ours in 4 hours. We had to run to the ATM to pay in Arg Pesos. They close fairly early in the day.

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Flight?
 

runnoft, did you have to show a flight ticket? Did you have a legitimate one? If you had a refundable or fake one, how did you go about getting/creating it?

Also, I hear that the visas they issue are good for five years. When you enter the country overland again later, is it hassle-free when they see you have a visa, or do they ask you for documents and flight tickets and crap again?

We were on motos, but there were also some backpackers there. I never heard any mention of mode of transport there. I assume they don't care because most tourist there are simply going across the border to see the Falls from the Brasilian side on a day or two trip.

Our visas were good for 60 days and I'm not sure if they will issue them for longer at that Consul. I have heard most are for 30 days. They can be extended once during your time in Brasil , IIRC.

We had 90 days to begin using the visa, and we didn't re-enter the country, so I'm not sore how that all works. Sorry

The Consulate in Pto. Iguazu is similar to someone putting an office in their garage. It looks like a house with people standing in the driveway.

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Thx
 

No worries, thanks for writing. I'm gonna try getting a Brazil visa at the border consulate in Pedro Juan Cabellero in Paraguay. And later over the next year or so I'll want to enter Brazil at a few other places. I'd heard the visas were good for five years, for 30 or 90 or whatever days each time you use it to enter. 30 days each time is enough for me I think, so that's cool. I just didn't want to have to apply for a visa (and/or show a fake flight ticket) each time.

I'll put the story up at <a href="http://jk.crazyguyonabike.com">my site</a> (it's a bicycle trip). I won't be getting to that Brazil border for a month or so yet though.

FYI,

Brazil will issue a one day visa at the border to visit the falls.

Got it
 

Getting the visa at Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, was a snap. No plane tickets, financial records, contact addresses, vaccination certificates, or other crap were asked for. I just filled out the form (leaving the "current employer" area blank), paid 240,000 guaraníes (about US$60) and got my visa two hours later. Full story here: A few years in North, Central & South America: July 25, 2008: PJC (Paraguay) to Ponta Porã: