a slightly easier ride through customs
At arriving in Brazil: step-by-step we had explained all the procedures a passenger had to go through when arriving to Brazil in an international flight.
In the past, when you had reclaimed your baggage and done your shopping at the Duty Free shop and you headed out of the arrival areas, you had to go through customs and hand in a form stating what the contents of your luggage were (the Declaração de Bagagem Acompanhada). That is no longer the case. Since 1 January 2012 Brazil’s Inland Revenue service no longer requires arrivings passengers with no goods to declare to fill in the form (you can read the announcement, in Portuguese, at Receita simplifica vida dos passageiros).
No goods to declare (see customs restrictions on arrival)? Then head to the proper channel and in no time at all you will be walking through the open area of the airport.
Category: customs
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