So, I know that you know a little about transportation? I know some magnificent facts about it! Do you want to know them? The culture element I’m talking about is transportation, which is the act of transporting or when something is taken from one place to the other. Tt also can be the business of transporting objects. In São Paulo, there is an abundant quantity of transportation-cars, animals, trains, motorcycles, and planes. A common one is walking.

In Brazil, there are many vehicles. Sometimes that is a big problem. There are more and more private cars on the street and there is also lots of traffic. All vehicles must have a proof of ownership in the car. Drivers in Brazil can only drive from 18 old and up. But lots of kids who are 15 know how to drive but can’t have their own car.

There are some complicated steps to take a vehicle to Brazil. If you are planning to take a car, motorcycle or any vehicle into Brazil, you have to take lots of steps. First, you have to sign a big document so you are responsible for you vehicle. That document will contain the address, the description of the vehicle, the year, the model and the owner’s identification. When you are from outside of Brazil, you can’t sell cars in here.  Only new cars can be imported, used cars can only be sold in Brazil which has to do with taxes! You just came from US with a car, but then you want to sell the vehicle, you can’t sell it. When you arrive at Brazil you have to pay a guarantee that you will not try to sell the car. If you are staying in here more than 90 days you have to contact customs to ask for the extension. Its not easy in Brazil! Law is law! 

Now, we are going to talk about flying and busses in Brazil. Flying with Brazil isn’t cheap. There are two international airports in Brazil, AeroPorto Galeão in Rio de Janeiro and in São Paulo there is Guarulhos. These airports are crowded most of the time with people in, and people out. Varig is the international airline of Brazil. The other way of people being transported is by bus. Some bus stations are called “rodoviaria” in Portuguese but a normal bus station is called a “terminal”. Most of the time, when you see a bus it is overcrowded with people hanging on the doors-- which is totally dangerous! Imagine a person falling from the door! Big busses are mostly used to travel long distances, which is not so cheap, but also not so expensive. Some international busses travel between Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina through decent roads. Some roads in Brazil are not  so decent but the busses can make a very comfortable trip.
In Brazil there is an abundant quantity of transportation, I hope you got to know at least few of them!

-- K.A.D.C