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[Sperto]

Wooow, you took the local bus, brave one! Watch out for homeless people on the streets! This reminds me of the eighties when you went interrailing in Europe. Specially the Americans who never know if they were in Italy, France or Germany.

Sorry, for being an a-hole.

[Sperto]

Wooow, you took the local bus, brave one! Watch out for homeless people on the streets! This reminds me of the eighties when you went interrailing in Europe. Specially the Americans who never know if they were in Italy, France or Germany.

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[Dasisextra]

LOL. Pick Virgin Islands or outlying or even Canada. Even for phone number it defaults to Canada if I try to choose USA.

This is what you need to use.

[Nounce]

... unless they could tell I was in Brazil, which I am, and you were not, from our different Internet providers.

I went to Receita Federal first and they told me to apply on internet so I was already in Brazil when they tell me to apply on internet.

[FlowState985]

Got my CPF today. Went online to https://servicos.receita.fazenda.gov...ro/default.asp and got a notice to appear at a Receita Federal office to get the CPF instead of submitting documentation online. Don't know why my case was different than yours unless they could tell I was in Brazil, which I am, and you were not, from our different Internet providers.

After you filled it out, it does say you go to Receita Federal Office, it said for me too, but you don't have to do that. You use the second link I attached with email (exterior / foreign) to email them with the confirmation of the submitted application and selfie with passport or document you entered in the application.

[Jimmy Boy 99]

I followed your instruction, filled out everything closest possible online with your link, took a selfie and sent the attachments to this email off website here https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt...os-por-e-mail/.

It only took 3 days to receive my CPF. Everything was done online, and I am not in Brazil. Muito Obrigado.

Got my CPF today. Went online to https://servicos.receita.fazenda.gov...ro/default.asp and got a notice to appear at a Receita Federal office to get the CPF instead of submitting documentation online. Don't know why my case was different than yours unless they could tell I was in Brazil, which I am, and you were not, from our different Internet providers.

[FlowState985]

I made several trips to different governments offices for several days. Follow the instruction of the attached form as much as you can. I use my US address. The fields on the form don't match but I did it anyway. These are the only info I sent to the email address listed.

1. the receipt of the online submission.
2 selfie with passport.

Nothing more, just be clear, I did not send utility bill mainly because I did not have it at that time. I could get it from my host but I don't have to.

I got my CPF within 3 days. I hope it works for you too.

I followed your instruction, filled out everything closest possible online with your link, took a selfie and sent the attachments to this email off website here https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt...os-por-e-mail/.

It only took 3 days to receive my CPF. Everything was done online, and I am not in Brazil. Muito Obrigado.

[Bravo]

My buddy wants to go to Rio in Nov but he found out he needs a yellow fever shot in order to go back to the DR. Does anyone know where in Rio he can go to get this shot?

[Nounce]

Interesting. One headache with a sim card is that without CPF you've got to go to the mobile provider's store, like Vivo or Tim and the process can take over an hour in my experience. With CPF you should theoretically be able to buy a sin card at a any kiosk or whatever. This would be the main reason for me to get CPF. I guess I'll just try and see what happens.

My host called with my passport info to register. I don't know what they say over the phone but he did it for me and it seemed to require two forms of ID in this case because I also gave them my driver license.

[Xpartan]

I got my sim card with passport the first day so I don't know. I think any local smartphone apps related to bank or payment will not work and it requires additional form of residential ID. For example, I can buy individual ticket at ticket office with only cash but I can't buy the rechargeable metro card with CPF alone. Then they have apps that seem to be usable but I can't add money to it without a local bank account which requires a residential ID

Interesting. One headache with a sim card is that without CPF you've got to go to the mobile provider's store, like Vivo or Tim and the process can take over an hour in my experience. With CPF you should theoretically be able to buy a sin card at a any kiosk or whatever. This would be the main reason for me to get CPF. I guess I'll just try and see what happens.

[Exec Talent]

Can any of you guys recommend a good internet search engine?

I have noticed that whenever someone cannot figure out the simplest thing, like how to adjust the thermostat in their mother's basement, you guys always come to the rescue. Certainly, you must have some magic search engine that produces incredibly insightful results. For example, when I put in CPF Brazil in mine, the first thing that comes up is:

https://www.fearp.usp.br/en/index.ph...-at-fea-rp/cpf

How am I expected to read all that!

[Nounce]

Thanks! But it will work for buying a local sim card with no drama or bus tickets and such online, correct?

I got my sim card with passport the first day so I don't know. I think any local smartphone apps related to bank or payment will not work and it requires additional form of residential ID. For example, I can buy individual ticket at ticket office with only cash but I can't buy the rechargeable metro card with CPF alone. Then they have apps that seem to be usable but I can't add money to it without a local bank account which requires a residential ID

[Xpartan]

Yes. I knew about it before I am in Brazil. I thought it was easier to go to their IRS office and get it right away. But that is not the case, the form I posted is from their local retail office. They told me to do it online so I did. The key info most people do not have is the email address on the form. If you have the utility bill ready, you might as well send it. I did not because I don't have it at hand.

It's just a tax ID. It really does not matter where you are. This ID has limited usefulness, It is not enough for most of the stuff required by smartphone app.

Thanks! But it will work for buying a local sim card with no drama or bus tickets and such online, correct?

[Lalabo]

LOL. Pick Virgin Islands or outlying or even Canada. Even for phone number it defaults to Canada if I try to choose USA.

I definitely didn't learn the trick of choosing some option in the hope of completing the transaction.

Country code is not much of a problem because +1 works for both CAN and USA.

When I selected Virgin Islands (US), strangely states field showed all US states. Go figure! I guess you can enter any data and see if you could complete the booking and hope you aren't denied boarding at the airport for entering incorrect info.

I gave up and used Expedia and Amex Travel. It was same price. I then did a paid upgrade to comfort + via the GOL website. It was less than $10 and getting 1st row with more leg room and early boarding was worth it.

Gol is one of the frustrating sites to use. When I tried to book SP to Rio trip before my Brazil trip I ran into same issue,. Like you, I used Expedia to book ticket from SP to Rio. I hoped for better experience when accessing their website from within Brazil. Unfortunately there is no difference.

[SocratesNY]

When I try to purchase ticket on Gol airlines website, I don't see USA in the list for country (see attached picture). Someone here with USA passport and without CPF who bought tickets on Gol post info how you managed to fill the country column.

I gave up and used Expedia and Amex Travel. It was same price. I then did a paid upgrade to comfort + via the GOL website. It was less than $10 and getting 1st row with more leg room and early boarding was worth it.