USEFUL INFORMATION :
Formalities
Passport valid for at least 6 month after the date of return.
Currency
The local currency is the real that you can get and on the spot, at the airport, most hotels,
at banks and the currency exchange.
Local time
In most cities, jet lag is 5 hours.
When it is 7 o'clock in the morning in Brazil, it is twelve in France.
Language
The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. In tourist areas, Spanish, English,
French sometimes is spoken.
Health
No vaccination is obligated.
However, an anti malarial treatment and vaccination against yellow fever are strongly advised to visit the Amazon jungle.
Climate
Because of the situation in the country in the Southern Hemisphere, seasons are reversed compared to ours.
There would be a "Brazilian winter" from June to August, with Cooler temperatures in the regions further south.
