What should I pay attention to when going to Brazil?

20 14.2. 10 was revised to answer @ Zhang Zuo's questions about visas, hotels, air tickets and city selection. ——————————— In summary, I just came back from Brazil for a month and went to the Amazon rainforest, Rio and S? o Paulo. Generally speaking, public security is ok. My classmates and I are four people, free and basically safe. If the po owner is in a group, there is no need to worry about safety. -In the rainforest, most of them are reported to local tour groups. It is very reliable to search on tripadvisor or directly find it locally. Basically, they are mature industries. -urban public security, especially in areas with frequent tourists, is ok, and its economic and cultural level is even lower than that of first-tier cities in China. After all, it is a country that is about to host the World Cup and the Olympic Games. -Brazil has a large gap between the rich and the poor and concentrated slums, but it is also home to many scenic spots. Now there is also a day trip to the slums. Po mainly goes to such scenic spots, and you can't be too careful. At that time, we went to the market and cathedral near 25th Street in Sao Paulo, and we really felt we needed to be careful. Visa: We are students, visa F 1. We applied for a tourist visa at the Brazilian Embassy in Los Angeles. Please refer to the website of the nearest embassy for the prepared materials. Fill out the application form online first, and then make an appointment for face-to-face signing (we can probably make an appointment to sign it two weeks later). What I want to say is that compared with the Brazilian visa when I came to the United States, the form is very simple, the materials are not troublesome, and there is no need for a real estate license. At that time, we went to the police station to open a citizenship card, but it was useless in the end. The most important thing for a visa officer is a round-trip ticket to Brazil. Just print out the electronic travel itinerary of the airline. Visa fees are also cheap, as long as 20 yuan, the conscience of the industry. You can get it one week after the interview. It's a multiple-entry tourist visa for one year. We 12. 18 flew directly from Los Angeles to Sao Paulo in the afternoon, 12. 19 arrived in Sao Paulo at noon, checked into the airport in the afternoon and flew to Manaus (the largest city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest) in the evening. Arrived late at night and the tour group came to pick up the plane. 12.20 entered the rainforest early in the morning and started a five-day and four-night trip to Amazon. 12.25 from Manaus to Rio. Two days of pure play in Rio. We always regret not staying one more day in Rio and signing up for a day trip to the slums. 12.28 From Rio to Sao Paulo. The time for pure play in Sao Paulo is two days. 12.3 1 Return to Los Angeles from Sao Paulo. We flew to Brazil by Korean Air, and LA flew directly to Sao Paulo, about 1 100 yuan. In fact, we searched for cheap air tickets first, and then set the itinerary. Korean Air belongs to SkyTeam, so if you have a frequent flyer number like Delta Air Lines, you can save some miles. In addition, transportation between Brazilian cities is also by plane. Trains and coaches are slow and expensive and are not recommended. The main airlines in South America are Tam, Gol, Avianca, Azul, etc. (It seems to be SkyTeam, too), so you can search directly in official website, which is the lowest price. Tour, who lives and walks in the rainforest, lives in a cabin, which is packed by the team. But you need to stay in a hotel in Manaus. We stayed at GoInnManaus, a Radisson Hotel. The facilities are good, so it's early and cheap. In Rio, we stayed at RioNatureHostel, a youth hostel. On the mountainside, the landscape is good, and you can see the statue of Jesus on Jesus Hill. But we climbed with luggage for a long time, and the facilities were poor, which was really not recommended. It's the first time I saw 16 men and women living in Datong store ... If you want to rent an umbrella by the sea for a comfortable leisure and retirement trip, I suggest living near the sea. Ipanema Beach is whiter and more beautiful than Copa cabannes, with better scenery and humble opinion. If you are in other places, it is recommended to live near the subway station, so that you can see the Maracana Stadium (EstádiodoMaracan? ) and other attractions are more convenient. Public transportation in Sao Paulo is relatively developed, and the main attractions can be reached by subway. We live in HotelCalstar, which is about the level of Greentree Inn in China. We can recommend. If money is not bad, we can live better. Many scenic spots in Sao Paulo are churches and museums. You can visit the church on Sunday and the museum is closed on Monday. Pay attention to the itinerary. Currency exchange (US only) I exchanged money from the Bank of official website. There is no handling fee. You can send the Pakistani currency real directly to your home (there is a courier fee). In fact, you can use Visa or MasterCard to stay in hotels and shop in big cities. What is Brazil like? Post some pictures I took below ~ Brazil is still beautiful ~ Overlooking Mount Jesus from where we live @ Rio overlooking Mount Jesus from where we live @ Rio Ipanema @ Rio Ipanema @ Cabin Main Church in Rainforest @ Sao Paulo Cathedral @ Sao Paulo Subway Station @ Sao Paulo Show All.