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Brazil may drop visas for US, Australia and Japan but Saffas can already visit with ease.

Source: Samigration, 18/01/2019

Brazil is considering dropping visas for visitors from the US,
Australia, Canada and Japan to boost its tourism industry, media
reported Thursday.
Tourism Minister Alvaro Antonio told reporters the measure could be
adopted soon, with the aim of tripling annual revenues from foreign
tourists to $18 billion, the newspaper O Globo reported.
Currently Brazil applies reciprocal visa measures against countries -
including South Africa.
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That means visitors from the European Union and countries such as New
Zealand can enter visa-free for short leisure or business trips.
But those from the US, Australia, Canada and Japan have to pay
equivalent visa fees that those countries apply to Brazilians. In the
case of Americans, for instance, the cheapest visitor visa is $44,
while a visa valid over 10 years is $160.
But Antonio said that policy limited tourism from wealthy countries.
`These countries have low immigration risk, are good for tourists,
good in spending and don`t have consular problems. Our aim is to grow
tourism and thereby create jobs and income for Brazil,` he said.
Antonio said the plan was being weighed by his experts and the
foreign ministry.
He also said he was in favor of making it easier for Chinese
visitors.
Brazil, a vast country of lush nature, sprawling cities and an
ethnically diverse population of 210 million, clearly has untapped
tourist potential. At the moment it attracts some six million foreign
visitors a year -- on par with Sweden or the Dominican Republic.
Its new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has made closer relations with the
United States a priority, declaring himself a `friend` of America and
an admirer of US President Donald Trump.
Bolsonaro has also pledged to tackle chronic crime in his country,
which is one of the main concerns for tourists looking to visit
Brazil.

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