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Category Archives: Brazil

BrazilLaw In Travel

Brazil Restores Mandatory Masks On Airplanes, At Airports

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 26, 2022 33 Comments
Mask Airplanes Brazil

Brazil has reinstated its mandatory mask rules at airports and on airplanes. Will other nations follow? Mandatory Mask Rule Returns On Airplanes, At Airports In Brazil Earlier this week, ANVISA, Brazil’s health authority, announced the new regulation, which went...

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Drunk Passenger Destroys Airplane Seats During Violent Outburst

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 19, 2022August 19, 2022 18 Comments

A dunk passenger who had passed out on a domestic flight in Brazil startled those attending to him by violently kicking the seats in front of him after being awakened. Drunk Passenger Destroys Airplane Seats After Being Awakened From...

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BrazilNews

Brazil Drops Mask Requirements At Airports And On Airplanes

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 19, 2022August 19, 2022 39 Comments
Brazil Mask Airplanes

Travelers in Brazil are no longer obligated to wear masks at airports or on airplanes per a new government directive, effective immediately. Brazil No Longer Requires Masks On Airplanes Or In Airports After two years of strict masking regulations,...

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Brazilian Airlines Rejoice As Bolsonaro Vetoes Free Checked Baggage

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 16, 2022June 16, 2022 16 Comments
Bolsonaro Vetoes Free Baggage

Brazilian airlines are rejoicing after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a measure that would have mandated free checked baggage on domestic and international flights. Bolsonaro Vetoes Bill Which Would Have Mandated Free Checked Baggage In Brazil Under the Federal...

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My Experience Using Uber In Brazil

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021 33 Comments
Uber Brazil

I’ve traveled to São Paulo twice this year and used Uber heavily for both visits. In short, Uber is safe, clean, and cheap in Brazil, and therefore highly recommended. Guide: Uber In Brazil As you exit Guarulhos (GRU) airport...

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BrazilHotel Reviews

Review: Mercure São Paulo Nacoes Unidas

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 28, 2021October 28, 2021 11 Comments
Mercure São Paulo Nacoes Unidas Review

For $39, I found the Mercure São Paulo Nacoes Unidas to be an ideal “lounge” for my day-long layover in Brazil’s most populous city. Mercure São Paulo Nacoes Unidas Review I arrived into Guarulhos (GRU) airport at 7:55AM and...

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Great Mexican Food In São Paulo

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 30, 2021August 30, 2021 6 Comments
Mexican Food São Paulo

In a nation and a city with a rich culinary tradition and phenomenal food spanning from Portuguese to Italian and Lebanese to Japanese, why would I seek out a taqueria in São Paulo? In short, because the tacos are...

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BrazilTrip Reports

24 Hours In São Paulo: A Perfect Itinerary

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 27, 2021September 16, 2021 28 Comments

São Paulo is a lovely city in so many ways, but perhaps most of all in its diversity of food and drink, all delicious and all cheap by U.S. and Western European standards. I had a gastronomical and mixological...

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BrazilTrip Reports

Introduction: A Sensational Weekend In São Paulo, Brazil

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 21, 2021August 21, 2021 36 Comments
São Paulo Trip Report

I’m up for a weekend trip to most anywhere, but I now have a new city I will look forward to returning to: São Paulo, Brazil. When my friend asked if I wanted to join him in Sao Paulo,...

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BrazilNews

Flying To Brazil? You Won’t Find Pillows Onboard And Can’t Bring Your Own

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 8, 2020August 8, 2020 19 Comments
Brazil Bans Pillows

Here’s an odd one. If you’re flying to or from Brazil, pillows are apparently no longer allowed onboard. Not only will airlines no longer provide them, but you cannot even bring your own. Brazil Bans…Pillows? A flight attendant at...

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Brazil Wants JetBlue To Offer Domestic Brazilian Service

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019 7 Comments
JetBlue Brazil Service

Brazil wants foreign carriers to operate domestic routes and has stepped up its recruiting, targeting three airlines including JetBlue. I’ve written before the changing landscape of Brazil’s domestic commercial aviation market. Due to a recent change in Brazilian law,...

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BrazilNews

The Gold Heist At Brazil’s Largest Airport Was A Repeat Offense

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 27, 2019July 27, 2019 3 Comments
Brazil Airport Heist

Armed bandits disguised as federal police officers successfully interdicted $30MN worth of gold and other precious metals from a major Brazilian airport. Eight armed men perpetrated the act in two Mitsubishi vehicles disguised to resemble Brazilian Federal Police cars....

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BrazilLaw In TravelNews

Foreign Carriers Can Now Operate Domestic Flights In Brazil

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2019 Leave a Comment

Foreign carriers can now operate domestic flights in Brazil thanks to a new law signed by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. But don’t count on free checked baggage. I wrote about the proposed law last month, noting that it would...

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BrazilNews

Will Delta, Qatar and United Operate Domestically In Brazil?

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 23, 2019May 22, 2019 9 Comments
Foreign Airlines Brazil

Brazil moved one step closer to allowing foreign-controlled airlines to operate domestically in Brazil. The loosening of rules may be a boon to both airlines and consumers. Current law places a 20% limit on foreign ownership of a Brazilian...

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro On A Whim? Coming Soon For U.S. Citizens

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 17, 2019January 17, 2019 5 Comments
Brazil Drops Visa USA

The new administration in Brazil wants to double tourism by 2022 and has announced plans to roll back visa requirements for U.S. citizens. Finally, a last-minute trip to Rio de Janeiro will soon be possible. In the past, it...

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Brazilian Bandits Steal $5MN from Lufthansa Plane

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 10, 2018 3 Comments

Five bandits breached airport security and stole $5MN in cash being loaded onto a Lufthansa Cargo plane. The MD-11 aircraft, slated to fly from Sao Paulo to Frankfurt via Dakar, Senegal, was being prepared for loading when the heist...

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Brazil

Brazil Wisely Adds E-Visas for US Citizens

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 31, 2017October 31, 2017 9 Comments
Brazil e-Visa USA

I commend Brazil today for its decision to soon no longer cut off its nose to spite its face. While Brazilians will still be subjected to onerous visa requirements to visit the United States, U.S. Citizens can soon much more easily...

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Polish Man Wanders Brazilian Airport for 18 Days

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

And you thought Viktor Navorski was just a fairy tale… Robert Wladyslaw Parzelski boarded a British Airways flight from London to Sao Paulo on 17 June with no return ticket and no money. His mission, which he would later...

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"You’re Flying from Washington to Chicago via Brazil?"

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 22, 2011 3 Comments

You should have seen the face of the United Airlines agent at Sao Paulo last week when I asked for a seat assignment change (moving to an open center section of five seats at the last minute) and she pulled...

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V: Breakfast in Paraguay, Lunch in Brazil, Dinner in Argentina + Brazilian Side of Cataratas

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 16, 2010December 6, 2016 5 Comments

2010 SOUTH AMERICA TRIP REPORT I: Introduction II: Los Angeles to Washington Dulles via Denver in United First III: Washington to Buenos Aires in United Airlines Business Class IV: Business Class (Cama) Bus Service from Buenos Aires to Iguazu...

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