[Plone-conference] security tips on credit/debit card usage in Brazil

Sat Sep 28 21:11:05 UTC 2013

I just checked in to hostel7, and wanted to share a couple of pieces of
information that I hope will be useful to others arriving at BSB airport:

[My directions (left, right) are relative to your point of view when you
exit customs.]

- There is free wifi that seems to work well:  Aeroporto de
Brasilia<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647940177>,
plus others that I haven't tried
- I had no luck withdrawing cash from the ATMs at the main exit:  either
they didn't work at all, or they said something to the effect that my
financial institution is not part of their network, but I tried several
debit/credit cards  (see
picture1<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949150>,
picture2 <https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949824>)
- I finally scored at the row of seven ATMs outside the Banco do Brasil
branch, which is located all the way to the left.  The branch itself was
closed (perhaps because it's a Saturday).  See
picture<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949114>
.
- There is a friendly information
desk<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647949163>.
 Don't believe the arrows pointing to it, they took me in circles a couple
of times.  Eventually I found it by chance somewhere else completely, i.e.
all the way left, second to last desk, close to the Banco do Brasil branch
above.

If you want to take the bus, the # 102 goes to the Rodoviária do Plano
Piloto, whence the 116 W3 Norte leaves from platform E4 and goes to the
hostel.  If you are going to the hostel this way, contact me and I can give
you more directions.
The hostel is pretty cool.  It has fingerprint scanner door
locks<https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D9131355_923_647948675>,
and a 24 hour free espresso machine.

Safe travels!

-- 
Fulvio

On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:51 AM, André Nogueira <
andre at simplesconsultoria.com.br> wrote:

> A very good option to go from the airport to Hotels area:
>
> http://www.nosnomundo.com.br/en/2012/04/executive-coach-from-brasilias-airport-to-the-major-hotels-in-the-city/
> Andre Nogueira
> andre at simplesconsultoria.com.br
> Simples Consultoria
> www.simplesconsultoria.com.br
> Tel. (11) 3898-2121
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Patrick Gerken
> <gerken at patrick-gerken.de> wrote:
> > A word of warning after a disastrous start with ATMs in brasilia.
> >
> > At the airport I was able to withdraw 100 Reais at only one ATM. Philip
> > and my wife, all with cards from the same bank as me, were not able to
> > withdraw any money at all. Our cab from the airport to the center was
> > about 60 or 70 Reais.
> > Based on this experience I suggest to travel with at least 200 Reais
> > converted in your home country already. The exchange won't be good but
> > better safe than sorry.
> >
> > Later Philip was able to get his money in the shopping center while I
> > got mine at an ATM from Citibank.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 23.09.2013 20:29, Héctor Velarde wrote:
> >> for years credit/debit card fraud has been a huge issue in Brazil.
> >>
> >> according to one site:
> >>
> >> "Some 14% of those surveyed had seen fraudulent charges on their
> >> credit cards, nearly 13% experienced the fraudulent use of personal
> >> data, and roughly 7% were affected by card cloning[…]
> >>
> >> "But it's not all bad news on the fraud front in Brazil. Overall
> >> losses from credit card fraud are declining, even though the use of
> >> credit cards is growing. Card fraud losses in Brazil decreased from R$
> >> 301 million (US$ 177 million) a year in 2005 to R$ 213 million (US$
> >> 125 million) in 2010. During the same time, the number of financial
> >> cards more than doubled, rising from 360.6 million to 723.3 million."
> >>
> >>
> http://bankinganalyticsblog.fico.com/2011/10/mixed-news-on-fraud-in-brazil-1.html
> >>
> >>
> >> even as nowadays it's more difficult for criminals to clone cards,
> >> some friends of mine have been victims of this kind of scam, some of
> >> them even this year.
> >>
> >> some recommendations when using your cards in Brazil:
> >>
> >> * never use ATM that are unguarded after banking hours; prefer ATM
> >> located on public spaces that could be difficult to hack like the ones
> >> on airports and inside bank branches.
> >> * never let anybody get your card out of your view; if you have to pay
> >> something, they must bring wireless terminals to you.
> >> * set a limit on your cards and check every day your transactions so
> >> you can discover any issue early.
> >>
> >> I think credit cards are insured and debit cards are not, but I'm not
> >> pretty sure on this.
> >>
> >> travel safe!
> >>
> >>
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