FAQ

What kind of documents do I need?

The documentation requirements and fees vary depending on the country the consulate is located and your citizenship. You should look for the closest consulate or embassy of Brazil for your tourist visa. Just google consulate of Brazil for your city or a nearby larger one. Here's some examples:

Toronto, Canada
Ottawa, Canada
Vancouver, Canada
New York, USA
San Francisco, USA
Miami, USA
Sydney, Australia
Wellington, NZ
Montevidéo, Uruguay
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lisboa, Portugal
Madrid, España
Let's try: "Consulate Brazil " or "Embassy Brazil "

As an example, a Canadian citizen requesting a tourist visa from Toronto has to provide the passport, extra photograph, copy of the itinerary, a money order with the processing fee (just over $80), and a printed and filled visa request form available from the consulate website.

Consulate websites tend to be very task oriented and easy to get around for the most common scenarios, such as a tourist visa for a local citizen. This is not always the case, so feel free to ask us for help if you're not feeling comfortable with the processes described in the consulate website.

Where can I stay?

Abando is a camping con, so you'll be staying right there, among everyone else, no need to book any hotel. It's a round-the-clock experience. :)

However, if you want to stay extra days, we advise you to book these days after the last day of Abando (which is Mardi Gras, a Tuesday). You'll be back to São Paulo by around 3 PM, so book connecting flights at 5 PM or later. Add one extra hour for connecting international flights. If you plan to stay in São Paulo, one hotel option that we can advise is Formule 1 Paraíso, but it's always good to look for more options in sites such as booking.com.

Can I use my dollars?

All prices you see in Abando and anywhere else in Brazil will be given in local currency. It's called Real (plural Reais), represented as R$, and it's roughly half the value of Canadian and US dollars. Dealers in Abando will probably not accept foreign currencies and most certainly won't have change for it.

Inside Abando, you will have to deal in Brazilian cash. Outside, your credit card will be accepted nearly everywhere as long as it has a chip. Non-chip cards are still accepted in most places anyway, but their support is in rapid decline.

To exchange your cash currency, we advise you to do so once you land in Brazil, inside the airport. If you want to have an idea of the values, the members of the staff who live in Canada routinely convert currencies using Google. The standard currency code for Brazilian Real is BRL. From the subscription price of R$130, you can convert to Canadian Dollars using the search "130 BRL in CAD" or to US Dollars using the search "130 BRL in USD".

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