August 21Aug 21 Active Members I am planning my October trip to Brazil. I noticed that with my current itinerary I will be passing through Rio on the weekend of October 4th--Election Day. Anyone else have any experience being there during a major election? Some Latin American countries shut down alcohol; sales and close clubs during elections--not sure if Rio does or not. I can delay my arrival by a week if you think things will be largely shut down that weekend--or if the opposite is true--that things are so volatile that its not a good idea to be out.
August 21Aug 21 Active Members You would probably notice campaign activity and possibly polarized celebrations / protests afterwards. But I don’t grasp why you specify Rio; you suggest the entire itinerary is Brazil. More importantly, a run off 3 weeks later Oct 25 also a Sunday is certainly within the realm of possibility, extending the evidence that politics are locally front of mind for several weeks. A runoff was required in 2022. I don’t think it’s a tourism dealbreaker, as people there go about their lives apart from that total focus, but consider the latter scenario. If your concern is the first weekend, then it might just as well be the last weekend.
August 22Aug 22 Active Members I will be in São Paulo from October 6th to the 9th, then heading to Rio afterward. I haven't been there during an election. I was there right before the last election, and my friends were very scared that Bolsonaro would win. I will definitely reach out to ask whether there is usually any election chaos. I doubt it will make a difference when you come because their elections go all the way til October 25th. So if you go a week later, they'll still be voting. I would probably avoid the end of October when election results might be announced.
August 22Aug 22 14 hours ago, Traveler365 said: I am planning my October trip to Brazil. I noticed that with my current itinerary I will be passing through Rio on the weekend of October 4th--Election Day. Anyone else have any experience being there during a major election? Some Latin American countries shut down alcohol; sales and close clubs during elections--not sure if Rio does or not. I can delay my arrival by a week if you think things will be largely shut down that weekend--or if the opposite is true--that things are so volatile that its not a good idea to be out. Don’t need to worry. the only change is that alcohol will only be sold after 6 pm.
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