Brazil

Tropical beaches, Samba, Copacabana, carnival, the Amazon, and football. Brazil has so much to offer. There are marks that humans lived in Brazil over 15.000 years ago. Brazil’s ethnic diversity originated from those indigenous people and the colonial times, which endured over 300 years. There are still cultural differences between some single regions. Brazil is a religious country. Between 60% to 80% are roman-Catholics and 15% to 20% are evangelical-protestants.

You don’t need special vaccinations to enter Brazil, but especially vaccination against yellow fever is recommended. Vaccination against hepatitis A is recommended. If you stay longer a vaccination against hepatitis B and rabies may be to consider. There is also the Zika-Virus and Dengue fever, but there aren’t vaccinations against them. Malaria occurs in the amazon basin, so be sure to have medication against it. Health care in the private sector is good in the bigger cities but doesn’t meet western standards in the rural areas and parts of the public sector.

You don’t need a visa for Brazil if you don’t stay longer than 90 days within a term. That applies to citizens of the EU, but also citizens from the US, Canada, Australia, or Japan. Besides, you should have a valid onward ticket. We weren’t controlled during immigration, but that’s the official rule. 

Brazil has mid-range prices for south american circumstances. It’s more expensive during the summer holidays from Christmas to February. We had the feeling that you have to pay more for decent restaurants and hotels (not local ones) in comparison to other south american countries. But it also depends a lot on the current exchange rate, if Brazil is expensive or not. In some years you may be lucky and get 6 Real for 1$, sometimes you only get 4 Real. You wanna know what we spent in Brazil, click here.