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Carrying food to Brazil.?

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Last year I carried food in one of my bags and they took it up and I had to sign some stuff about my bringing over foreign food. So I am going over to Brazil in about a month and I was just wandering if i got caught with food again if I would get in trouble (let me remind you that it is for me to eat).

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You must fill out the customs form declaring the foods you are taking:

Baggage of Non-Residents

Upon arrival, all travelers must present to Customs the form Declara莽茫o de Bagagem Acompanhada - DBA (it translates as 鈥淎ccompanied Baggage Declaration鈥? duly filled in; the flight attendants always distribute copies of the form during flight. In the Customs area, the traveler must go to the 鈥淕oods to Declare鈥?desk whenever his or her baggage includes:

animals, plants, seeds, foodstuff and medication subject to health inspection, weapons and ammunition;

other goods, when the traveler wishes get proof of their admittance into Brazil;

goods subject to the regime of temporary admittance, only when their listing on the DBA is required (for instance, goods worth over US$ 3,000.00);

goods not considered by Brazilian law as baggage (such as goods brought for commercial or industrial purposes);

valuables (cash, checks or traveler鈥檚 checks) worth over R$ 10,000.00 (or equivalent in foreign currency).

The baggage of a non-resident traveler is admitted into Brazil under the regime of temporary admittance. Under this regime, the traveler鈥檚 baggage is exempt from customs duties for a determined period of time, provided that the goods are withdrawn from Brazil before the term of this period. This period of time is set by the customs officer in accordance with the traveler鈥檚 period of regular stay in Brazil. Brazilians claiming non-resident status must produce a permanent visa granted by the country he or she lives in.

Nevertheless, goods destined for consumption included in the traveler鈥檚 baggage (including gifts to be offered in Brazil) are subject to an overall limit of US$ 500.00 (when the traveler enters Brazil by air or sea) or US$ 150.00 (when the traveler enters Brazil by land, river or lake) per person; the goods in excess of the stipulated amount shall be subject to customs duties, calculated at the rate of 50% of their value; in this case, the traveler must go to the 鈥淕oods to Declare鈥?desk at Customs. Books, leaflets, periodicals, as well as clothes and other garment articles, toilet articles and footwear intended for the traveler鈥檚 personal use are exempt from customs duties.

Goods purchased at a duty free shop in Brazil upon arrival are exempt from customs duties up to an overall limit of US$ 500.00 per person.

For more information about traveling to Brazil you can visit the Brazilian Consulate website, it has lots of helpful information:

www.brazilny.org Source(s): Consulate General of Brazil in New York website:

www.brazilny.org
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I am not sure about Brazil but I made food for myself to eat in the airplanes and they never said anything to me about it.
well there are certain foods that are illegal .. .. like.. you cant bring back more then 1 bottle of alcohol .. such as wine.. or .. certain types of nuts... seeds.. plants.. ect..

What kind of food do you bring back ?
I always brink back .. chocolates.. candies.. goyabada.. guarana drinks.. i dedicate a whole bookbag full of food.. lol

they just want to know whats in your bag...
ur suppose to fill out a form .. and they'll have names of foods ect listed.. and you check off if you have them in your bag..
i think they ask mainly if you have illegal stuff in your bag...
If you have foods like the ones i said i bring back.. then you're fine... they shouldn't ask about that. but If they ask *on the form* what other types of food do you have... I dont even fill that out.. since i Know chocolate and the others aren't illegal. I know everything in my bad is harmless .. so i just go to the DO NOT DECLARE.. then there's no reason for them to search your bags if all you got is chocolate and candies lol ... you may get pulled aside for a random search.. but that will most likely not happen... its like.. They just take your word for it ...

if YOU DO see somthing writen on the form that seems to be illegal.. and you DO have it.. MARK YES .... so you dont get in trouble/cought. You may not know its illegal.. and you really just wanted to eat the nuts for yourself.. lol. i dont know if they'll just take it away from you.. or you can to fill out a whole stack a papers.. or what.. but.. save yourself the trouble.. and just look for a website on whats not to be taken out of the country

boa sorte
You'll just have to declare it in a form.