After civilian rule returned to Brazil in 1985, and his Brazilian passport was restored to him, he has visited there regularly.
He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport.
As a rule, Brazilian passports are valid for five years from the date of issue.
In November 2010, the Brazilian passport began being issued with an RFID chip.
In Brazilian passports, there is no highlight to the message whatsoever, nor is it referred to as a message from Brazilian authorities.
Other types of Brazilian passports are issued with different colors, but all will incorporate the new design and security features:
Bearers of Brazilian passports are allowed to enter a number of countries without the need of a visa.
This one specified a young woman, age thirty-one, traveling under a Brazilian passport, real name of Eva Miranda but probably using an alias.
However, all Brazilian citizens must enter and leave Brazil on a Brazilian passport.
(That conflict was largely off-limits to Western journalists, but there is almost no place that a Brazilian passport will not take a photographer.)
