Originally Posted by PresRDC
I chgecked and indeed it does, although it is in fine print and the stamp was pretty weak (i.e. it needed more ink). The problem is that I have no stamp to show that I actually entered Brazil. Without that stamp, it looks like I got the visa in June and am now trying to enter on it for the first time. I'm going to call to see if that is a problem.
Yes, that will likely be a problem. Unless things have recently changed, the
the visa has to be used within 90 days of issue or it's not valid. A friend of mine found out that they are very strict about this when he tried to re-enter and his first entry stamp was so light that it was almost illegible (they finally agreed that he had originally entered within 90 days and let him in after several hours of waiting and talking with officials).