The Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF; Portuguese for "Natural Persons Register") is the Brazilian individual taxpayer registry identification, a number attributed by the Brazilian Federal Revenue (Receita Federal do Brasil) to both Brazilians and resident aliens who pay taxes or take part, directly or indirectly, in activities that provide revenue for any of the dozens of different types of taxes existing in Brazil. It´s not a mandatory procedure like the Federal Police Registration. To get a CPF number, the foreigner must follow those steps:

BEFORE arriving in Brazil

Foreigners living outside Brazil can obtain the registration CPF instantly in a Brazilian Diplomatic representation abroad. To get a CPF in your home country you must follow the procedures:

• Fill in the electronic form availableon this link and print it;
• Submit the form, alongisde with copies of personal documents in a Brazilian consulate (consulate or embassy with consular section) to complete the request.

The Brazilian consulate will process the request and inform the registration number. If there is any data inconsistency, the application for registration shall be submitted for analysis. In this case, the applicant can track the progress of its request at the website of the Brazilian Federal Revenue. Within 90 days, the applicant may:

Issue the Registration Certificate in the CPF through service available on the site of the RFB; and

In case of inaccuracy in registration data, request the rectification without charge.

 AFTER arriving in Brazil

1.If you´re already in Brazil, you can go to any Banco do Brasil or Post Office (there´s a branch of each one in our campus), or even to a Caixa Econômica Federal  Bank branch, fill a form and pay a tax (R$ 7,00). You must have with you:

• Passport
• Visa application form
• Your address in Brazil
• Cash to pay the fee

2. After 24 hours, you must go to Receita Federal Office (Av. Dr. Francisco Junqueira, 2625) with the following documents to get your document with your CPF number:

• Passport
• Visa application form
• Proof of payment for the fee

The International Office FEA-RP is located at the University of São Paulo's campus in Ribeirão Preto.

Address

School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting at RIbeirão preto

International Office FEA-RP

Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Room 42 - Building B2

Monte Alegre, 14040-905 - Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brasil

Travel

Probably you will arrive in São Paulo, and Ribeirão Preto is a city located 300km away from there. The state capital has 2 main airports:

• São Paulo / Guarulhos International Airport - Governador André Franco Montoro (IATA: GRU, ICAO: SBGR), popularly known as "Cumbica Airport", is the main and the busiest airport in Brazil, located in Guarulhos city, 25 km far from the city center of São Paulo. Since 2012 the it was renamed as GRU Airport.
• São Paulo-Congonhas Airport (IATA: CGH, ICAO: SBSP) is the second busiest airport in number of passengers and number of aircrafts in Brazil. It is located in Sao Paulo, Vila Congonhas district, about 11 km distant from the city center and 37 km from GRU Airport.

You have two options to come to Ribeirão Preto:

1) By Plane

From Guarulhos-Cumbica (GRU) and São Paulo-Congonhas (CGH), we have several flight options to Ribeirao Preto Airport (RAO). The prices can be a little bit higher, because there are some airport taxes. Only pay attention at the time - you should reserve at least 2 hours between your arrival time and the departure so that you are able to make the immigration process calmly and you can also have time to look for the correct gate to come. If you need to wait for a long time, there are some good restaurants at the airport. Flight companies normally have options for English version:

• TAM
• Gol
• Passaredo
• Azul

If you decide to come by plane, be careful to buy the ticket from Guarulhos Airport (GRU) or São Paulo-Congonhas (CGH) because there is also Viracopos Airport, that is considered to be Sao Paulo but it is in Campinas city, that is 2 hours away from Sao Paulo. The trip from São Paulo to Ribeirão Preto by plane takes around 1 hour, leaving from São Paulo. If you arrive in other cities, for example: Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte or Brasília, check if the airline's companies have directly flights to Ribeirão Preto, most of them have it.

2) By Coach

The Airport Bus Service is operated by the Consortium Internorte, offering transport by bus between GRU Airport to São Paulo/Congonhas Airport and the Tiete Coach Station (the only coach station you can take to come to Ribeirão Preto!), Barra Funda Coach Station, Itaim Bibi, Praça da Republica, and circuit of hotels of Avenida Paulista and Rua Augusta.

You can also take a taxi to the coach station, but it is going to be much more expensive. If you prefer to do that, be sure to take an official taxi from the airport. They are more trustable. Taxis in Sao Paulo can be harsh with foreigners. It is going to take you around the same time than the coach. Just be sure that you get to the Tietê Coach Station.

Once you get to the Tiete Coach station, look for the company called "Cometa" or "Rapido Ribeirão Preto).

You can buy the tickets from the internet or only check the available schedule (it is very frequent - around every 40 minutes) at www.viacaocometa.com.br

The trip from São Paulo to Ribeirão Preto takes around 4 hours, leaving from Tietê Coach Station.

To reach FEA-RP you can come by

• Taxi
  • Taxi spots and phone numbers
    
  • Coopertaxi

• Bus
  • Ritmo Ribeirão Preto

• Rented Car