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Go to Paraguay
If you really want to leave Brazil unoticed just go to Paraguay. There are no Brazilian custom office when you enter to Paraguay at Cuidad del Este.
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Originally Posted by PatOnTrip
If you really want to leave Brazil unoticed just go to Paraguay. There are no Brazilian custom office when you enter to Paraguay at Cuidad del Este.
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that is a long way to go from Salvador but if you conclude that's what you need to do, Patrick is correct. No Brazilian customs, they only have them entering Brazil.
Very tricky situation, good luck
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I spent 2 months riding in Brazil and no one ever asked for the importation document. Sure, when I entered from Uruguay, they made a big fuss about it and that I should be sure to hand it in to the proper authorities on leaving. When exiting for VZ, I had to go to great lengths to find anyone interested.
I think you should just carry on, you've come a long way and things are a little more free 'n easy in Northern Brazil. Wear a smile at all times and I'm sure it will be okay. You will always have the option of paying that "fine". Whatever happens you won't lose your gear. Oh, and I wouldn't even bother with the embassy. Ted Magnum and his chums had a similar experience last year
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Will Ask Some Local Here.
Hey Sarge,
Sorry to hear about all the troubles. I am in Florianapoli & have met some local folk who do have a few bikes here. Some of them are from the US which they keep running back to ROU & back all the time. They speak real good english so I will be able to communicate the problem with them. I am meeting them on Sunday so will ask them their advise. If you guys are anywhere near Floripa then do give me a shout for a few  s, or you an stay with me if you guys need.
Did you cross the border from Chuy in ROU? I crossed that border a few weeks back & did get a 2 page temporary importation document. (DECLARACAO SIMPLIFICADA DE IMPORTACAO) Let me know what border you crossed from? Will try my best to help if I can.
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Thanks for the input, everyone.
We had entered Brazil at Jaguarao. No Customs office that we saw. I'm sure I could get out there with no problem.
For now? Maybe good news. We'll see.
The local U.S. Consulate put us in touch with the senior Customs official at the airport and we met with him. He's Joao Vicente. He understood our problem and said he would work on it. When we called him back yesterday, he said that he had talked with the Federal Police and they will do a special procedure for the bike import paperwork. It seems a Customs problem, not a police problem, but that's where we are now. Carnival has now started so nothing will happen until next Wednesday. We have an appointment with him then, and have little to do for the time being. Don't want to apply pressure elsewhere while we have his promise to be fixing it.
The way the first Customs agent got all heated up, it seemed like a huge deal. But maybe it's not such a problem at the land borders. Air and sea crossings seem to be much pickier.
We did get to see some of the Carnival party last night, but it mostly looked like a big drunk crowd.
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we entered brazil from bolivia. at the custom, they didnt gave me a stamp. they instruct me to go to the town bus station, where the immigration office is. we went there but its closed because its sunday.
next day we got the stamp. went back to the border police and ask for importation of bike. one of them said no need. but i insisted. after some hasseling, the senior officer came up, tell me to go to the town, some kind of government building. there i got my import permit after some interview.
brazil is one of the very good orderly country that we visited in south america. when we enter the country, they give us a computer printed document. when we exit, they give us another document to proof to anyone that the bike had exited from the country.
unlike others, when u exited, they just take the import document and said done. the officer may forget to 'check out' your bike and will get a fine for us, where we didnt have any proof.
so for your case, when u exit the country, forget about visiting the custom. take those border that is not so popular. u are not in fault. the custom officer is. dont let their fault be blame upon you.
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Unless money is not an issue, put your paper in order
I overstayed in brazil and had to pay about 4$/day for me and 7%/month of the value of my bike as importation tax
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