Yacht Clubs:
Yacht clubs are usually welcoming to foreign visitors, with the exception of the Rio Yacht Club, where visitors are not at all welcome. Yacht clubs generally do not respond to any emails sent to them.
Electricity:
110 V found in states of Bahia, Paraná (including Curitiba), Rio de Janeiro, Paulo, and Minas Gerais (though 220 V may be found in some hotels). Other areas are 220 V only, with the exception of Fortaleza (240 V). Outlets are often a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug.
Water:
Bottled water is advised for drinking.
Fuel:
Many marinas have fuel berths but beware of the depth as any are mostly used by motorboats.
Verana diesel is a premium nautical diesel on sale in Brazil. Take care, however, if visiting Brazil from another country, never having used Verana before. Because Verana is full of "clean" additives it will likely dissolve years of diesel crust in your fuel tank and end up clogging your filters.
Bio Diesel Warning:
Diesel in Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina has a high component of Bio Diesel. This can cause problems when added to fuel tanks containing residue from high volumes of diesel after a long passage (i.e. transatlantic). Bio Diesel favors the growth of algae inside the tank, but, adding an algae killer to the tank will only delay the problem - normally discovered on an arduous passage south with big seas and ideal conditions to shake up any diesel residues, smothering the filters and stalling the engine. Best advice from an experienced south Atlantic sailor is to clean the diesel tanks on arrival before setting sail from Mar del Plata south. To the south of this city and up to Ushuaia there are no marinas, or clubs with mooring and everything is quite complicated - definitely not latitudes to navigate with engine problems. Even in Ushuaia it can be difficult to find certain types of filters. In 2018, 50% of sailboats heading south reported this problem.
Getting Work Done:
Clubs with a large fleet of yachts, often motor yachts, have good repair facilities or access to them. Finding a reliable contractor in Brazil, however, can be hard. It's also difficult to obtain and even import spare parts. Services tend to be a lot slower during the Carnival period.
Provisioning:
Good sized well-priced supermarkets. In Salvador and Recife, these are attached to big shopping malls and a taxi drive away from the port.
Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF)
This is the Brazilian equivalent of a social security number/tax ID and one is needed to get a SIM card and even to do laundry (amongst other things). See Documents for more details
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