WYD Rio 2013 - pilgrims will get free entry visa for Brazil

November 13, 2012: The Brazilian government has decided to give entry visa free of charge to facilitate the entry of pilgrims who reach the country for the next World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, scheduled for 23 to 27 July 2013. The decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Brazil on Last Friday, that will allow the pilgrims to get free entry visa for Brazil.
You will need to download and fill out a form that is on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (http://www.portalconsular.mre.gov.br/) also present a valid passport and documentation sent by the Organizing Committee of World Youth Day Rio 2013, which confirms the participation of pilgrims at WYD.
The pilgrims can arrive in Rio until July 28 and the visa will be valid for 90 days. For volunteers the validity of the visa may be for a year.
Sister Maria Machado Shaiane, responsible for the registration of GMG reiterates that it is "essential to have the document issued by GMG because the visa is issued free of charge."