<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dogcanyon:
I would say that they are very strict about the 90 day rule.</font>
The last two times I've entered Brazil (at GRU), they couldn't be bothered to check for any visa in my US passport, let alone a valid one. The passport I handed them, which they promptly stamped and returned, didn't have a visa in it. My 5 year visa (still valid) was in my old passport ready to be presented if they asked for the visa. They didn't ask. The airlines certainly asked though.
That said, realize that a Brazilian visa not entered on within ninety days from the date it was issued, is invalid. And entering a country on an invalid visa is not a very bright thing to do even if you do somehow get past the port of entry.
http://www.brazilsf.org/faq%20visas.htm
[This message has been edited by Quokka (edited 08-26-2002).]