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@Priyaexplora How did you get 10 suitcases to Sao Paulo Airport?  My humble suggestion is NOT to separate yourself from the luggage transport if you can. This means, hopefully you have not purchased an airplane ticket to the AirBnb.

My suggestion is a van with a driver. I live near Jericoacoara where we have plenty of large tour vehicles to take the tourists around the sites. Not sure if they have similar ones in Sao Paulo. No nice beaches there. 😒If you can locate one load your bags in the vehicle and take a tour to your new Air BnB but again stay with your bags. Also this option does not involve you trying to navigate a 10-hour drive to a destination in an area with driving conditions you are not familair with.

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Priya.......

You have 9 suitcases too many !!!

Seriously. I urge you to strongly reconsider what you are bringing with you. A person moving here does not require anything except a small amount of clothing, shoes, and very nominal personal affects. You can cheaply and easily buy anything else you will need locally for less than the cost of shipping it in most cases. If there are 3-4 other people coming with you, then I can understand the 10 suitcases.

A foreigner going thru the green line (nothing to declare line) at GRU with 10 suitcases has a probability of 95% of getting pulled aside for a secondary inspection at customs. The RF officers prowl around the luggage carousels looking for people like you. If anything you are bringing in is semi expensive and in a quantity of more than one for personal use, and appears to be a commercial importation for resale, you can expect it to potentially be seized and you'll receive a fine. If it appears work related and you don't have a valid work visa, your problem just got a whole lot worse. Just saying......

FWIW we shipped 18 small boxes of personal effects here from our house in Canada to Rio. Literally got rid off an entire house full of contents and narrowed it down to this stuff in 18 small boxes. My wife insisted on bringing it and we wasted R$30.000 shipping it here. It was a pointless exercise. And then we changed plans and shipped it from Rio to Petropolis, one hour away. It cost us R$1.000 to route the boxes 150 km from the storage depot in Rio to our apartment in Petropolis.......trucking companies make you pay for two way freight, loaded to the destination, and empty coming back. I am still pissed about it 6 months later as it was a total waste of money. You'd be better off renting a van @ Localiza (a popular rent a car place) but the problem then becomes you have to drive, and you are paying for a one way rental, which is also expensive with mileage charges. Localiza, Avis, Hertz, etc, all the rental companies have vans at GRU. If you go this route, you had better book it online ASAP though.

I've sent you a private message with the email and site link of my freight forwarder I used in September to move here. She can arrange customs clearance and transport to your final destination. They were very efficient and she speaks perfect english. Her name is Ingrid Anzai @ Transworld Mudancas.

Good luck.

02/11/25 @Priyaexplora.  Welcome!  Good advice from @kolyaS122HSU that is worth considering.

What city are you moving to?  There may be express services based there that operate to and from Guarulhos, so knowing that may let us give you better advice.  And unless your Portuguese is already pretty good, the language barrier presents another huge problem that you'll need to resolve. Best of luck.

Localiza rents small boxed pickups (Fiat) you can check their website. Plenty big enough for ten bags but not too big to maneuver on Brazilian streets.

Good luck with your final journey.

@kolyaS122HSU thanks for sharing your experience and the advise. The bags are for the 3 of us. Will check out the options advised.

@abthree

Sao Paulo to Florianopolis

@bepmoht thanks, will check out their website

02/12/25 @abthree Sao Paulo to Florianopolis - @Priyaexplora

For three people and ten suitcases, it might be easier on all of you to take a flight with the suitcases from Guarulhos to Florianópolis (FLN) later on the day of your arrival, and not that much more expensive.  I can't find any ground express services that transport luggage between the two cities, although there may be some I'm missing.  You could ship them by bus, but you would have to get them from Guarulhos to the bus station in São Paulo, which would be a major hassle.  Of course, going to Floripa on the bus yourselves would also be an option.

If you're intent on driving and have an Indian Driver's License, check with the nearest Brazilian Consulate before you finalize your plans to ensure that that will be possible.  I can't find any indication that Brazil and India honor each others' licenses, but the Consulate should know for sure. And remember, Brazilians drive on the right.

Best of luck.

I actually agree 100% with @kolyaS122HSU.

No need to bring 10 suitcases to Brazil, as everything is pretty much available here now, and comparatively cheaply, and inevitably you will attract huge attention from customs.

It might appear that you are bringing in goods to sell, and that is a complete no-no.

@abthree thanks for the advice. Let me look into the recommended options.

@Peter Itamaraca

Thanks for the advice.