[QUOTE=XXL;2509861]A pain in the neck. If you go to a doctor they may even refuse to print out a proper invoice because their system can't print anything without the damned CPF, so you're left without a proper medical bill for your insurance claim. For other things not involving medical insurance you can use the CPF of a Brazilian friend if you have one. Maybe a garota will accept to "lend" you hers. I get a lower price on my Sagami condoms at Drogarai thanks to the CPF of a Brazilian acquaintance of mine. She doesn't know I'm bulk-buying condoms on her CPF but even if she knew she wouldn't care. I ordered something online, I needed the CPF to fill the order form, and when I went to pay the deposit to the merchant's bank account I needed the CPF. I tried to buy a plane ticket online on the Brazilian website of the airline, no way without a CPF. The list goes on. A CPF is the single most missed item by visitors to Brazil and having someone local lend you theirs is a game-changer.[/QUOTE]It's easy enough to get a CPF in your name from the Brazilian Consulate in your home country before you travel, it used to need a personal visit to the embassy / consulate but under temporary Covid rules it's all currently being done on-line. [URL]http://cglondres.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/cpf.xml[/URL].
