Just trying to make your life easier here!
- Beware overcast days in Brazil. Twice recently we've gone out on an overcast day and come home burnt. Well, ok, mostly Mr. DRL has been burned. Without realizing it AT ALL when out. As in burned to the point of looking like he acquired a hairy red pair of gloves with matching boots. I think I tan MORE on the overcast days, so be careful, that sun is STRONG!
- As I mentioned a couple posts ago, bringing ID (Not just your passport,I'm talking every piece you own...) is important when traveling out of Brazil, but also WITHIN Brazil. Friends of ours traveled to Bahia last weekend with their 18 month old. Upon arriving at the hotel they were informed that they could not check in with their exhausted daughter until they saw all of her ID including birth certificate, etc. Which they then proceeded to photocopy, and it had tp be inspected by higher-ups. This traveling with the birth certificate AND passport thing is obviously a big deal here.
That is so strange, is this just for Brazilian residents or 'proper' foreigners too?
Posted by: chex | March 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Not sure! But bring all your ID just to be sure!
Posted by: Daily Rio Life | March 15, 2010 at 11:19 PM
It is for any person, Brazilian or not, travelling with children. You must prove that the child/children you are travelling with are legally under your custody - Brazilians must carry a certificate issued by an Infancy and Teenager justice that contains the allowance for travelling from one parent or both (in case the kids are travelling with a uncle or other person). They do this to avoid child kidnap, which i think is valid, but inefficient since I think the document is easy to falsify.
Posted by: Jonas | March 16, 2010 at 10:13 PM
It is for any person, Brazilian or not, travelling with children. You must prove that the child/children you are travelling with are legally under your custody - Brazilians must carry a certificate issued by an Infancy and Teenager justice that contains the allowance for travelling from one parent or both (in case the kids are travelling with a uncle or other person). They do this to avoid child kidnap, which i think is valid, but inefficient since I think the document is easy to falsify.
Posted by: Jonas | March 16, 2010 at 10:15 PM
The overcast you referred is called “Mormaço” in Brazil. You should always have a sun blocker with you.. We used to live in Santos and my wife always had one in her purse when we were hanging out with the kids. Here in Toronto we only need lip balm... :-(
If someone called Mr. DRL as "Camarão", don't worry. That's how Brazilians mock who was burned by the "Mormaço".
Posted by: Jean Andreadis | March 22, 2010 at 10:45 PM