What's it like getting a Brazil visa in Santiago or Buenos Aires?

Question

I have a US Passport and in Sydney at the moment. Though I don't have enough time to get it here and either way its $260! Was wondering if anyone had recent experience getting a Brazilian visa in Santiago or Buenos Aires. How long did it take and how much was it? $260, yeouch. I understand that the fees are reciprical but I thought it was only $100...

Answer 1

I got a visa in Santiago about three years ago, so I don't know if it is still the same.  I paid $100 dollars and it took three business days.  I had to take my passport to the Brazilian Embassy, which is downtown, and leave it there.  I picked it up three days later and they had inserted visa that took up one page.  It allowed me to enter Brazil as many times as I wanted for as long as I had that passport.  Good Luck.

Answer 2

The reciprocal fee has gone up and in Brazil they will take your picture and fingerprints just as the do to foreigners in the US.  There is a separate line in Brazilian customs just for american people. But getting the visa is not difficult at all, it is just very expensive. I would get it in Santiago, things there are much more organized than in Buenos Aires.