re: #289 karmic_inquisitor

That means visas, background checks, lots of paperwork and then immigration hassles upon arrival

I didn’t find it that much of hassle to get my Brazil visa. Went to the consulate, filled out a form, dropped off my passport, had the visa in (IIRC) about a week. Upon arrival, the only additional immigration hassle is that they take your photograph and, I think, make you do an electronic fingerprint. It actually came out in the new some time back that many times, the camera didn’t even work… they were just pretending to take your photo.