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Brazilian Money: Knowing the new “REAL” banknotes

Have you read the post ”Brazilian Money – It’s Real?“ the new bills on the Brazilian money. To help foreign tourists recognize the security features of banknotes of money in Brazil, the Brazilian Central Bank launched booklet with tips for recognizing whether a bill is true or false. features of your the security R$ 50 and R$ 100 banknotes of Brazilian Money #01 - Look at the Watermark Hold the note up to the light with [...]

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Brazil – Vaccination requirements for travel and the yellow fever

Traveling to Brazil – Vaccination in 2012 Vaccination for Brazil – Immunization against Yellow Fever and health advice The vaccination against Yellow Fever is recommended to all national and foreign tourists travelling to the following Brazilian areas: all states and municipalities in the Northern region (Amazon rain forest,Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Tocantins) and [...]

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TRAVEL INSURANCE: Brazil isn't a high risk country, but a travel insurance could be usefull, especially when considering to rent a car

Brazil Travel Insurance – What to consider?

You should consider a travel insurance as part of your Brazil travel planning, although Brazil it’s not a high risk country due to war, natural disasters or acts of terrorism. Brazil has a high criminal rate and the chance of being stolen or victim of some type of violence or coup it’s real. Food and tap [...]

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Brazilian Money – Is it Real?

The newest Brazilian Money. The Brazil Central Bank launched recently (201o Feb.) the second family of the Real* bills. The new ballots have kept the same colors of the old and the same animals. The sizes are different, the R$ 2.00 is the smallest, the R$ 5.00 a bit bigger, and so on, like the euro. [...]

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