Brazil visa
 

Do USA citizens have to have a visa to enter Brazil? Obtainable at Border? Heard it costs $100...is that right? Thanks for any advice.
Jon

Yes, US citizens need a visa to enter Brazil as a tourist. I believe the max initial period is 6 months with a possible 6 month extension.

It is not obtainable to the border.

Check your local consulate. Here is the one in NYC.
http://www.brazilny.org/index_English.html


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Unfortunately one is allowed only max. 180 days per year in Brasil on a tourist visa.
If you do not need a visa (like EU citizens) you might try entering again through a small borderpost As I once had the luck they did not know(?)about this 6 month rule...

Marcel

By now you know, US citizens do need a tourist visa, costing $100. It is good for multiple entries, but must be used within 90 days of issuance. It could be renewed, in the past, by going to a Policia Federal office and being either ignored or hassled. As I was in Porto Alegre and had a friend in Montevideo, I went visiting and stopped at the Brasil consulate there. They re-issued my visa on the spot, as I had a return air ticket from SP to the States. The visa used to be valid for five years if you wanted to return to Brasil after your initial visit.