North Americans to Benefit Most from Changes
BRASILIA – The Minister of Tourism, Gaston Vieira said on Friday that the federal government is studying ways to speed up the granting of visas to foreign tourists. According to Vieira, the changes will primarily benefit Americans, Canadians and Mexicans.
“The Ministries of Tourism, Foreign Affairs and Embratur (Brazilian Institute of Tourism) are involved in a large joint effort to expedite the granting of visas, especially in the United States, Canada and Mexico,” he said in a press release.
The minister met recently with the mayor of Sao Paulo, Gilberto Kassab. The meeting was part of a series of meetings that Vieira will have with the mayors of the 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup. Kassab was the second mayor to meet with the minister. Last week, Vieira met with Eduardo Paes, mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
After the meeting with Kassab, the minister said that Sao Paulo is one of the priorities of his ministry. He said that the city is “the great gateway for tourists visiting Brazil.”
According to the Brazilian Embassy website, U.S. citizens along with those of Canada and Mexico traveling to Brazil are required to obtain a visa prior to entering Brazil. This requirement is in reciprocity to the requirement by these countries that all Brazilian citizens hold a visa in order to enter those countries.
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