Brazil normally requires a visa from citizens of most countries for which you apply online and have to send your passport to the consulate to have the visa attached.  But for one window of opportunity this summer, citizens of countries which have a strong Olympic history will be able to enter Brazil without a visa for maximum 90 days.  These countries include the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan.

Although this opportunity is basically intended to support the Olympics in Rio, you do not have to present Olympic tickets to take advantage.  So if you want to visit Brazil for eco-tourism & birding and HATE having to apply for visas, now’s your chance!  Honestly, I wish I had known about this in time or I would have planned Brazil for this year’s trip as well!