Prepare my trip

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Checks before leaving

Check an item after reviewing it. A check does not mean a purchase, confirmed booking or permission to travel.

1. Check documents and validity

   Check the documents accepted for each leg and their validity during your trip. Rules depend on nationality, destination and transport.

   Official guidance: ANAC ↗
2. Check entry, visa and return conditions

   Check with the consulate for your nationality, purpose and length of stay, including transit and return. Living in French Guiana does not by itself determine Brazil’s entry requirements.

   Official guidance: Ministério das Relações Exteriores ↗
3. Check children’s and teenagers’ documents

   Check documents and any required authorisations with the authorities and carrier for your group and route. Also check suitable seating and safety equipment.

   Official guidance: ANAC ↗
4. Plan health arrangements

   Consult travel-health guidance for your destination, activities and individual circumstances. Check vaccination, prescriptions and medicine transport with a qualified professional; entry requirements and health recommendations are different.

   Official guidance: Ministério da Saúde ↗
5. Review insurance and assistance

   If you buy or already have cover, check territory, dates, activities, limits, exclusions, excess and how to request assistance. Confirm cover in the contract; a card benefit does not guarantee automatic cover.

   Official guidance: SUSEP ↗
6. Check payments and currency exchange

   Ask providers which payment methods they accept. Check international or multicurrency cards, fees, conversion, limits and withdrawals with the issuer. Compare the total exchange cost with an authorised institution.

   Official guidance: Banco Central ↗
7. Check SIM, eSIM or roaming

   Check device compatibility, activation, allowance, price and route coverage with your operator and manufacturer. Coverage maps are estimates, not a signal guarantee. Check international roaming conditions if used.

   Official guidance: Anatel ↗
8. Prepare offline access

   Download the AXITUR municipality pack before leaving and test it without a connection. Keep necessary contacts and confirmations securely on your device.

9. Confirm accommodation with the provider

   Confirm dates, guests, address, check-in and check-out, late arrival, inclusions and cancellation. Keep confirmation issued by the property or booking channel.

10. Check tickets and boarding

    Check each leg with the carrier: date, local time, terminal, arrival deadline, baggage and changes. Allow time between connections and check for changes before departure.

    Official guidance: ANAC ↗
11. Arrange arrival and local transport

    Agree on meeting point, outward and return times, contact, site access and an alternative for delays. For boats, check boarding, service on your date and safety equipment with the operator.

12. Check driving licence and vehicle

    Check the licence accepted for the country and vehicle category, validity and vehicle papers. For border crossings, confirm rules with the competent authorities. For rentals, agree on pickup, return, deposit, fuel and cross-border permission.

    Official guidance: Contran, Resolução 1.020/2025 ↗
13. Confirm access and assistance

    Check steps, surfaces, toilets, distances, boarding and any assistance you need with each provider. For air travel, check airline procedures and deadlines. One listed feature does not confirm accessibility of the whole route.

    Official guidance: ANAC ↗

Sources consulted on 21 October 2026. External links may be in Portuguese. Check again close to departure.