Visa policy

Visitors to Israel must obtain a visa from one of the Israeli diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport that is valid for 6 months after the date of departure from Israel.

Customs regulations

Free import:

• 250 cigarettes or

• 250 grammes of other tobacco products

• Litre of spirits

• 2 litres of wine

• 250 ml of perfume

• Legal gifts valued up to 125 USD

Restricted:

• Illegal drugs

• Weapons, Explosives and ammunition

• Knives and deadly weapons

• Plant and plant products – unless permission has been obtained

• Soil

• Milk and Dairy products

• Fresh Meat and meat products

• Games of chance and gambling machines

• Cordless telephones with a range of up to 900 MHz

• Counterfeit money and goods

• Pornographic material

Sightseeing

A major Christian pilgrimage center, Bethlehem is home to the Church of the Nativity, built over the site where Jesus Christ is said to have been born. The stately church complex with its far-reaching historical significance and the busy market vibe of the bazaar make this the number one highlight of the West Bank. Although many travelers only come here as a day trip from Jerusalem, the town is an excellent place to base yourself for excursions into the surrounding countryside.

Tel Aviv is about modern dining and café culture. And Haifa just does its own thing. This lovely northern city's main highlight is the Baha'i Gardens which tumble down the hillside towards the sea in a series of immaculate green terraces. They're a must-do for all travelers here, but Haifa's big attraction for many visitors is that it's the perfect base to explore the north. Akko, Mount Carmel, and Caesarea are right on the doorstep, and even Nazareth and Megiddo could be easily done as a day trip from here.

Museum lovers will be delighted to discover that Jerusalem is dotted with dozens of museums full of rich exhibits, such as the Israel Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Bloomfield Science Museum, Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Rockefeller Museum, the Bible Lands Museum, the Islamic Art Museum, the Old Yishuv Court Museum, the Armenian Museum and the Museum of Italian Jewish Art.

Brazil

Capital	Brasília
Area	8,515,767km2
Population (Nationalities, Amount)	Brazilian, 202,768,562
Official Language	Portuguese
Religion	Catholicism
State Rule	Federal presidential constitutional republic
Currency	Real (R$) (BRL)

Transport system

Railway transport

Brazil has some of the heaviest iron ore trains in the world, and these run on the metre gauge track of the EFVM railway, these trains are pulled by a fleet of specially built locomotives that utilize 4-axle trucks or two pairs of 2-axle trucks with span bolsters. The dual-truck axle conversion was fairly expensive, so not all railways could afford it; some, such as ALL (América Latina Logística) retained the original trucks, narrowing them to fit the new gauge and fitting smaller traction motors. Additional issues arose with the extra axles, primarily due to the increased length of locomotives creating excessive drawbar swing, causing some derailments on tighter curves. Total length of railway is 29,303 km (1,520 km electrified).

Air transport

Most international flights must go to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport or Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport. Belo Horizonte is the main international airport outside Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. A few go to Brasília, Recife, Natal, and just recently Fortaleza has accepted international flights. With South American integration, more airports can be expected to open to international flights. Brazil had the sixth largest passenger air market in the world.

Rooad transport

Brazil has 1,751,868 kilometers of roads, 96,353 km of them paved and 1,655,515 km unpaved. That means that only 5.5% of the roads are paved and that 94.5% are unpaved. The most important highway of the country is BR-116 and the second is BR-101. The country has a low rate of car ownership of 140 per 1000 population, however in comparison to the other developing economies of the BRIC group Brazil exceeds India and China.

Warer transport

The Brazil Inland waterways have high potential and but are currently underused (60000 km of inland waterways and only 13000 km used). Inland waterway transport is today limited mainly to agricultural and mineral goods. 50,000 km navigable (most in areas remote from industry or population)