Who will meet me in the airport? What should I do if I get delayed or miss my flight? When should I arrive?
All Brazil volunteers are asked to arrive at the Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA). Upon arrival, volunteers will be greeted by local IFRE staff who will then transfer volunteers to their assigned accommodations/volunteer projects.
We ask that you fly with all your important documents, including your volunteer placement, passport, visa and vaccination booklet. Please have them accessible in case you are asked to produce them. Volunteers will receive a tourist stamp on their passport good for 90 days upon arrival in Brazil. Our volunteers join our program on a tourist visa basis. IFRE volunteers do not need a long term or working visa.
If some sort of delay occurs, including flight delays or missed flights, contact our Brazil office as soon as possible. Volunteers coming to Brazil are advised to arrive one day before their program start date. The program fee includes expenses beginning of the first day of the program (Usually first or third Monday) to the last day of the program. If you arrive before the first day of the program and/or stay beyond the last day of the program, expenses will be the responsibility of the volunteer (usually $30 per day for room/food in hostel).
The mission of IFRE Volunteers is to offer the most affordable as well as the highest quality volunteer and humanitarian abroad experiences - enabling us to make a contribution for all of humanity in its quest to make the world a better place. Through our volunteer and humanitarian trips abroad, we aim to spread love and compassion worldwide while improving the lives of destitute children and less-fortunate communities. We at IFRE also seek sustainable solutions in the fields of education, healthcare, conservation efforts and development issues through international volunteering.
