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[Bravo]

I assumed what they wanted was for foreigners to use their European or US website, so I tried the German website. After all, little did it matter where the ticket came from (except the Brazilians might wash their hands of any issue like rescheduling and tell me to direct my enquiry to Germany). But lo and behold, the price for the same ticket on the LATAM German website was three times as high as the Brazilian price. Dual pricing through the back door.

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A number of years ago I went to the Varig office in NYC to purchase a ticket from Rio to Curitiba. They wanted 300 bucks for the ticket, so I declined the purchase. When I arrived in Rio, I went to the varig office and booked the same fucking flight for like 150 reais! Price gouging is real for gringos.

Side note: I have used Google flights to book buy tickets from SP to Rio and as long as you buy 3-4 weeks in advance, the price is really cheap. (Around 100 bucks). If you get off the plane in SP, walk upstairs and try to buy the next plane headed to Rio, it can cost you between 4-500 dollars.

[Mr Enternational]

True, but is it really that much more, when considered with the alternative cost of having to fight identity theft.

Seems you missed the entire point. The whole purpose was not to pay foreigner price for the ticket. In other words he wanted to save money. He got around this by having a local purchase the ticket online.

Had he bought the ticket online himself without a CPF, he would have paid the foreigner price. Had he gone to the ticket office he would have had to pay for transportation to and from, in-person surcharge, and he would have still been paying the foreigner price because he did not have a CPF!

[Spidy]

...I'll give the cash to the garota and she'll do the bookings at the Brazilian price for us both, but I don't like this as it involves giving her my personal data.

A tad risky, but hopefully she's someone you trust and you're not providing too much personal data, if you're purchasing the ticket, through her.

I guess it is too late to acquire a CPF number? Anyways, good luck!

What about just going to the local Airline Ticketing Office (or purchasing ticket in airport upon arrival) or local Travel Agent Office?...

Yep, thought this would be the safer option myself.

That would probably cost more. Many places add on a surcharge for doing things in person rather than online.

True, but is it really that much more, when considered with the alternative cost of having to fight identity theft.

[Nordico]

When I tried the GOL website on my MacBook I got stuck because it returned a message error. When I tried the GOL mobile website I got stuck because there was no "passport number" (only a "CPF number" option).

I have had my share of problems making a cadastro in Brazil, but for me the site shows an option of "não sou brasileiro". Choosing that, gives me a drop down menu to choose the type of my document. Instead of Safari, try using another browser.

[Mr Enternational]

What about just going to the local Airline Ticketing Office (or purchasing ticket in airport upon arrival) or local Travel Agent Office? I just wondered if a CPF is needed at a local Airline Ticket Office or Travel Agent instead of using online to get Brazilian pricing?

That would probably cost more. Many places add on a surcharge for doing things in person rather than online.

[The Critic]

When I tried the GOL website on my MacBook I got stuck because it returned a message error. When I tried the GOL mobile website I got stuck because there was no "passport number" (only a "CPF number" option).

So I tried the LATAM website in Brazil. Everything went fine until I wanted to register my credit card. It asked for my credit card data and a CPF number (mandatory field, no "passport number" option).

I assumed what they wanted was for foreigners to use their European or US website, so I tried the German website. After all, little did it matter where the ticket came from (except the Brazilians might wash their hands of any issue like rescheduling and tell me to direct my enquiry to Germany). But lo and behold, the price for the same ticket on the LATAM German website was three times as high as the Brazilian price. Dual pricing through the back door.

I'll give the cash to the garota and she'll do the bookings at the Brazilian price for us both, but I don't like this as it involves giving her my personal data.

What about just going to the local Airline Ticketing Office (or purchasing ticket in airport upon arrival) or local Travel Agent Office? I just wondered if a CPF is needed at a local Airline Ticket Office or Travel Agent instead of using online to get Brazilian pricing?

[The Cane]

When I tried the GOL website on my MacBook I got stuck because it returned a message error. When I tried the GOL mobile website I got stuck because there was no "passport number" (only a "CPF number" option).

So I tried the LATAM website in Brazil. Everything went fine until I wanted to register my credit card. It asked for my credit card data and a CPF number (mandatory field, no "passport number" option).

I assumed what they wanted was for foreigners to use their European or US website, so I tried the German website. After all, little did it matter where the ticket came from (except the Brazilians might wash their hands of any issue like rescheduling and tell me to direct my enquiry to Germany). But lo and behold, the price for the same ticket on the LATAM German website was three times as high as the Brazilian price. Dual pricing through the back door.

I'll give the cash to the garota and she'll do the bookings at the Brazilian price for us both, but I don't like this as it involves giving her my personal data.

I see the garotas de programa aren't the only ones engaging in gringo pricing! Despicable!

[XXL]

When I tried the GOL website on my MacBook I got stuck because it returned a message error. When I tried the GOL mobile website I got stuck because there was no "passport number" (only a "CPF number" option).

So I tried the LATAM website in Brazil. Everything went fine until I wanted to register my credit card. It asked for my credit card data and a CPF number (mandatory field, no "passport number" option).

I assumed what they wanted was for foreigners to use their European or US website, so I tried the German website. After all, little did it matter where the ticket came from (except the Brazilians might wash their hands of any issue like rescheduling and tell me to direct my enquiry to Germany). But lo and behold, the price for the same ticket on the LATAM German website was three times as high as the Brazilian price. Dual pricing through the back door.

I'll give the cash to the garota and she'll do the bookings at the Brazilian price for us both, but I don't like this as it involves giving her my personal data.

[OJeito]

Thanks. When I flew from Philippines to Africa I needed a yellow fever card. If you're flying from the US to Philippines you don't need yellow fever card but if you're flying from Africa to Philippines you do. Same in your case, it depends on your country of origin. To board a flight from Brazil to Dominican Republic you're required a yellow fever card also.

But you're right, the airlines might not tell you until the minute they're denying you check in. And for US citizens, it's not mentioned on the embassy entry / exit requirement page because they assume US is the country of origin. Probably same with Europe too.

Like others have reported, I too know of someone who was denied boarding en route to Colombia from GIG because he was not vaxxed for yellow fever. Wasted plane ticket down the drain!

Does anybody know if there are any other South American countries, like Colombia, that require or "sometimes require" yellow fever certificates when traveling by air from Brazil? Does Argentina require yellow vax? How about Bolivia? I'm thinking of traveling to these countries during my next jaunt down to South America. It would suck to by plane tickets and then be denied boarding because I don't have a yellow fever certificate.

[XXL]

This is a minor setback. I liked to live in an AirBnB in order to order food from time to time.

The food delivery app cornering the market in Brazil is Ifood and it requires a CPF to register. It can be set up with Google Pay but I don't even know if I can use Google pay with my European credit card. Anyway I don't want to find out since I am not using my main Google account on the smartphone I'm moving around with in SP as the risk of the phone being stolen is high.

A warning about cash: money changers are closed not only on Sunday but also on Saturday. The only way to get cash over the week-end is from ATMs (but banks are also closed and I'm reluctant to use them outside banking business hours in case my card remains stuck).

[Spidy]

Not what we mean by going to Brazil to get some pussy!

https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/24/brazi...-16698685/amp/

Good chuckle! Surprised he stuck around to film it.

[The Cane]

Not what we mean by going to Brazil to get some pussy!

https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/24/brazi...-16698685/amp/

[Playboy2021]

This is a SCAM. You actually do not need a yellow fever vaccine for anywhere in Colombia.

It's not a scam. I booked a flight from Rio to Medellin via Bogota on Avianca and was denied boarding because I didn't have a yellow fever card. You'd think airlines would tell you before hand but sadly no. Buyer beware. You will need to enter Colombia from a different country such as Peru or Mexico or USA.

[Nordico]

Never visited Brazil before, but wondering which has a better hobby scene or are they the same: SP or Rio? Also would the summer temps and foreigner safety / street smarts sway the answer?

No competition here. SP is the place to go.

[The Cane]

Never visited Brazil before, but wondering which has a better hobby scene or are they the same: SP or Rio? Also would the summer temps and foreigner safety / street smarts sway the answer?

This has been discussed ad nauseam in these threads in this part of the site. Please RTFF!