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Brazil

Duty Free

Prohibited Imports

Meat and dairy products; fruit and vegetables; and plants or parts of plants.

Overview

The following goods may be imported into Brazil by persons over 18 years of age without incurring customs duty:

• Clothes and other articles for personal use.
• Gifts.
• Any other articles with total value not exceeding US$500 or equivalent in other currency. In addition, international passengers can purchase duty free items up to a value of $500 at the airport upon deplaning, subject to the following restrictions: • 400 cigarettes or 25 cigars.
• Maximum 12L of alcohol.

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Interesting facts about Brazil
: South America.
Area: 8,547,404 sq km (3,300,171 sq miles).
Population: 194 million (2009).
Population Density: 22.7 per sq km.
Capital: Brasília. Population: 2.3 million (2008).
Electricity: Brasília and Recife, 220 volts AC; Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 127 volts AC or 220 volts in larger hotels. Plugs are of the two-pin type. Most hotels provide 110-volt and 220-volt outlets, transformers and adaptors.
Head of State: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2002.
Location: South America.

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Entry/Visa/Health

Check your specific situation. For example you are a citizen of Spain, live in Germany and want to enter Canada. Or you are planning a trip with multiple stopovers in diifferent countries. Which entry and health regulations apply to you? You can find out the varying regulations here: here (in Englisch).