Visa waiver rules for Olympics visitors enacted
Rio 2016 Oympic Games will atrract thousands of tourists
Tourists from Australia, Canada, the United States, and Japan who come to Brazil between June 1st and September 18, 2016 will not be required to hold visas. The waiver will be valid for 90 days, counted as of the date of entry in Brazil.
The Ministry of Tourism reported that the choice of countries that would benefit from visa exemptions in the context of the Olympic and Paralympic Games was based on such factors as the high outbound international flow and positive experience with visitors to Brazil; traveler spending in Brazil; Olympic tradition; and low migration and security risk. Brazil expects to welcome 20% more nationals from these countries in the period.
In November, President Dilma Rousseff had sanctioned a law exempting foreign tourists who visit Brazil during the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics from holding visas. The decree published today (Dec. 30) outlines the details of the exemption.
Brazil has mutual visa waiver agreements in place with more than 70 countries.
Translated by Mayra Borges
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