Brazil - Facts

Jun 08, 2025

Brazil FAQs

Pre-Arrival Boat: A Customs declaration must be completed online prior to visiting Customs on arrival. See Clearance for details.
Pre-Arrival Crew: Advance e-visas are mandatory for US, Canada and Australia passport holders and can take several weeks to obtain. Schengen area passport holders and some other nationalities can enter visa-free. See Immigration for details.
Where can I enter? There are some ports of entry more used to yachts checking in, where it is better to make the initial entry into Brazil. Other harbors are more used to ships which use an agent. See Clearance for details.
Are fees high to enter by yacht? There are no clearance fees in Brazil.
What security concerns should I know about? Brazil has extreme contrasts of wealth so take sensible precautions for your personal safety, and that of your yacht. See Security for more info.

Brazil Facts for Sailors

Brazil is located on the continent of South America and occupies most of the eastern part its geographic heartland as well as various islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
The country is bordered by Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Brazil has a population of 209 million and demographically it is very diverse comprising of many races and ethnic groups. The official language is Portuguese which is widely spoken by most of the population. English is not so commonly spoken.
The official currency is the Real (RI), which has 100 centavos. For specifics see General Info.
Brazil has four time zones for details see General Info.
The temperatures in Brazil rarely dip below 20°C (68°F), apart from in the mountains and southern regions. The climate varies from hot and dry in the arid interior to humid and sticky in the tropical rainforests of the Amazon jungle. For more details see the Weather section.
Brazilian culture is a rich mixture of European, African and Latin American, all of which can be seen in its world-famous Carnival. It is this Carnival which brings many sailors to Brazil, those who arrive from the north sailing for Salvador in Bahia, while those coming from the south have the opportunity to see the greatest show of them all in Rio de Janeiro.
In between these two cities, to the north as well as to the south, stretches a long coastline of varied scenery and just as varied climate and weather conditions. There are interesting places to explore all along the coast, but perhaps the best cruising ground is the area between São Sebastiao Island and Rio de Janeiro, which has many protected anchorages and attractive scenery, slightly marred by the increasing number of oil rigs.
The River Amazon also has an appeal for some cruising sailors and it can be navigated for well over one thousand miles giving the opportunity to see some of the interiors of this huge country.
For many sailors the first taste of Brazil lies 250 miles offshore on the island of Fernando de Noronha, while another Brazilian outpost in the Atlantic is better avoided, St Peter and St Paul rocks near the equator, where landing is only possible in the calmest of weathers.
For details of the utilities and other services see Yachting Essentials.

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