Brazilian Consulate

We had scouted out the location of the consulate on Monday afternoon, so on Tuesday morning we had no trouble finding it. Walking through the doors made us feel like we had left Germany and entered Brazil. What a wonderful feeling.
The girls even agreed to have their picture taken by the flag. They are good Brazilians!It took us well over an hour to fill out the forms and then we discovered that we didn't have all the documentation we needed. This was because we hadn't been told exactly what to bring! Yes, we definitely were back in Brazil! However, the very kind receptionist told us that we could mail in copies of what was lacking and then everything would be sent off to Brasília. We were told that hopefully the girls' cards would be ready to be picked up in 6 months, or at least for sure before the next presidential election which is in 2010!