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Old Oct 1, 2018 | 11:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Andresa
I am about to return to Brazil (11/27), after two years of exchange in the USA, I would like to know if I can dispatch two 18x18x24 cardboard boxes with only shoes and clothes on them.
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The page that ThreeJulietTango linked to says:

When traveling to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central or South America, you will not be able to travel with:
  • Overweight items (more than 70lb/32kgs)
  • Oversized items
  • Excess bags (only 2 checked bags allowed)
  • Boxes**
**A “box” is any container that isn’t normally used for transporting items for air travel; this includes plastic tubs, containers and coolers.
You might want to visit a Salvation Army, Army Surplus or similar outlet and buy a pair of very low cost used baggage - in a surplus store, duffel bags are on offer and they’re usually cheap and ideal for shoes and clothes. (I’ve even used surplus duffel bags for dive equipment going to areas with high reported instances of pilferage, as opposed to using dive bags.
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