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'''Brazil''' is a country in [[South America]]. It has a border with every country on the continent except [[Chile]] and [[Ecuador]]. Brazil is a huge country and [[hitchhiking]] depends a lot on the area as to how receptive people will be and your chances in getting rides. Some Brazilians consider their country violent and dangerous, in part due to the media's love of seizing stories and exaggerating them.
== Hitchhiking ==
In Brazil, hitchhiking is referred to as ''pegar uma carona'', taking a ride. On roadsides, care must be taken because of the erratic ways of Brazilian motorists. Many use the slip lanes to overtake traffic or swerve to allow others past.
=== Tax offices ===
One of the best things about Brazil are the truck tax offices (Postos fiscales). These are buildings along a highway, usually in a city or town, but sometimes along the route. Truckers who use that route generally have to stop and get their papers stamped at a window. The staff are generally hitchhiker-friendly, so you can stand outside the window with a sign or ask the drivers for rides.
=== Gas Stations ===
You can get rides easily by asking drivers at [[Gas stations]] (Postos ...). Attendants are usually friendly and let you sleep behind them. In the north, they tend to have free coffee and showers too!
== Regions ==
