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Originally Posted by robh
Ok I think we are actually saying the same thing here. The point I was trying to make is that legally you don't need a visa, but in practice you do.
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That is correct. But try going to Banco do Brasil and telling them, "hey, it's on Banco Central's website, I can get an account simply with my CPF number and passport."
They'll say, "maybe so, but not here."
Unfortunately I've beat my head against the wall quite a few times with these folks. The unfortunate situations come into play when people that you would hope to know what they're doing absolutely have no idea. And I'm not talking about simple bank employees,etc. I'm talking about branch managers in many cases. Unfortunately one must, in many cases, "find" a bank manager or someone in the bank (banco do brasil), that is familiar with working with foreigners and international money transfers. And in the northeast it is NOT easy. Salvador is exceptional for the northeast in my experience as far as this goes as they've had and are continuing to have numerous foreign investments and have competent people working in this area.