Brazil: Before You Go Guide (Printable + iPad)

Brazil is easy to love, but it is huge and full of rules that catch first-timers out: an e-Visa for US, Canadian and Australian passports, yellow fever vaccine advice, card fees and money tricks to plan around, street crime you have to plan around, and distances that make flights the only sensible option.

This printable guide puts everything you should know before a trip to Brazil in one place, in short plain-English points, researched fresh in September 2026 with links to the official sites so you can double-check anything.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Entry and paperwork: the US$80.90 e-Visa, how to apply, validity, stay limits, customs
• Health: yellow fever, malaria (where and where not), dengue and water
• Money: card fees, ATMs, Pix, tipping and the card-machine scam
• Getting around cities: Uber and 99, metros, airports and traffic
• Domestic flights and long-distance buses
• Phone, power and language: eSIMs, WhatsApp, plugs and time zones
• Safety, city by city (Rio, São Paulo, Salvador, Recife, Brasília)
• Etiquette and beach culture
• Food and ordering: por quilo, feijoada, the 10% service charge
• Seasons by region: Rio, Iguaçu, Amazon, Pantanal and the Northeast, plus Carnival 2027 dates
• Accommodation tips, what sells out, and choosing where to go (including both sides of Iguaçu)
• Sample daily budgets, tied to the Rio itinerary
• What things cost: 22 prices, from a por-quilo lunch to Iguaçu tickets
• A month-by-month calendar: weather, crowds, festivals and what to watch out for
• A pre-trip countdown checklist, a tick-box packing list (39 items) and a first-day checklist
• 20 useful Brazilian Portuguese phrases with easy pronunciation
• Emergency numbers
• Two editions: a printable PDF and an iPad edition with a tappable contents page

PERFECT FOR

• First-time visitors to Brazil
• Anyone who wants the practical details in one place
• Travellers who like to arrive prepared
• A thoughtful gift for someone with a Brazil trip booked

PAIRS WELL WITH

Our Rio de Janeiro 5-day itinerary, or the Brazil Travel Pack that bundles every Brazil guide for less.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

You'll receive 2 PDFs. No physical item will be shipped.

• Print edition (20 pages): US Letter, prints fine on A4
• iPad edition (28 pages): tappable contents, room to write

This guide is general travel information, not legal, medical or immigration advice. Entry rules depend on your nationality and situation: always confirm with the official sites before you travel.

PLEASE NOTE

Rules and prices were checked in September 2026 and are subject to change: admissions, fares, menus, hotel rates and taxes can change without notice. Please confirm important details with the official sites before you travel. Photos are illustrative. Researched and written with the help of AI tools.

Made by Global Trip Insight. For personal use only.