I am Brazilian, and I think it's an outdated measure that serves little to no benefit, especially for Brazil itself. It's fun (in a semi-vengeful way) to submi

I am Brazilian, and I think it's an outdated measure that serves little to no benefit, especially for Brazil itself. It's fun (in a semi-vengeful way) to submit, say, Americans to the same level of scrutiny they apply to Brazilians. But it also means you're creating artificial barriers against making the country a more popular tourism destination. People in some countries are just not used to having to go throw all these hops to get to visit a country, just because they don't have to; when they learn that they have to go to a consulate in person, in select cities, stand in line for hours, go through an interview, and pay about $150 or so for the right to visit the country, they're quick to change their mind and just pick some other destination that is either easier or that allows you to do all of that online. The country is basically making it difficult for people to bring you money. This policy hurts Brazil more than it hurts anyone else.