GRU MR Turnaround
Oct 20, 2015, 12:39 am
#31
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 202
Brazil - Transit Visa
Visa required.
Transiting without a visa is possible for:
Holders of onward tickets in transit through Rio de Janeiro Galeao International (GIG) or Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU).
TWOV (transit without visa) does not apply to passengers in transit through Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) who hold a separate ticket, purchased on or after 1 October 2015, for their connecting flight.
Oct 20, 2015, 12:02 pm
#32
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: High Rockies, Colorado & flat plains, Dallas
Programs: AA Exec Plat 2 mil miler, SkyMiles basic, Mileage Plus basic
Posts: 29
Agreed. It's not like it can't be done and I'd highly recommend visiting Brazil. I love Brazil and have been many times. Getting a visa isn't hard, but it isn't exactly painless either (at least when I got my mine). I feel (and YMMV) that its a lot of work and money for a MR turn. If you're going to go to Brazil, it's absolutely worth it.
When I got mine, you needed to have travel booked and have to have the visa stamped in-country within XX days since getting it back. So timing and other things are important.
My point is that it isn't free in terms of time and money and the goal of a MR is to minimize both.
When I got mine, you needed to have travel booked and have to have the visa stamped in-country within XX days since getting it back. So timing and other things are important.
My point is that it isn't free in terms of time and money and the goal of a MR is to minimize both.
Just thinking out loud (I was able to find flights to Beijing for $299 several months before their Olympics for instance and <$600 several months later...not sure if it is in any way related).
Good luck!