BRAZILIAN REPATRIATION REQUIREMENTS

Where is Brazil? Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Nationality: noun: Brazilian(s) / adjective: Brazilian

Ethnic Groups: White 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census)

Language(s): Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French

Religion(s): Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)

CONSULATE TELEPHONE: (202) 238-2700

REPATRIATION SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Death certificate
2. Burial/Transit Permit
3. Passport of decedent
4. Embalmer's affidavit (notarized and authenticated by the county clerk)
5. Letter of non-contagious disease FROM PHYSICIAN that must state the exact cause of death (notarized and authenticated by the county clerk)
6. Family MUST GO to the consulate and register the death with Brazilian authorities. Family must have the passport of the decedent and a death certificate.
7. Casket - sealer-type metal
8. Air tray (wood base)

CONTACT NUMBERS:

AL, Birmingham: (205) 214-7321
AZ, Scottsdale: (480) 767-7639
CA, Los Angeles: (323) 651-2664
CA, San Diego: (619) 224-1145
CA, San Francisco: (415) 981-8170
DC, Washington: (202) 238-2700 / Fax (202) 238-2827
FL, Miami: (305) 285-6200 / Fax (305) 285-6229
GA, Atlanta: (404) 521-1079
GA, Savannah: (912) 964-0711 / Fax (912) 964-0771
HI, Honolulu: (808) 235-0571
IL, Chicago: (312) 464-0244 / Fax (312) 464-0299
KY, Covington: (859) 292-5505
LA, New Orleans: (504) 561-6206
MA, Boston: (617) 542-4000 / Fax (617) 542-4318
TN, Memphis: (901) 272-6505
TX, Houston: (713) 961-3063
UT, Salt Lake City: (801) 363-4936
VA, Norfolk: (757) 340-5820

ADDITIONS / CORRECTIONS

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