Overland travelers (LR Defender) looking for customs broker in Rio

[OpderKop]

Greetings to all!

We're a couple from Luxembourg traveling around the world in a Land-Rover Defender 110 (a 2006 300Tdi "Rest of the World" spec.), please have a look at our blog at www.snailtrails.lu (http://www.snailtrails.lu) (in English, French and German).

We have arrived in Rio now, and plan to ship our car in a container with Grimaldi Shipping to Dakar (Senegal). For this operation, we need a customs broker to assist us, and I'm having a hard time identifying one (especially one that speaks English, or French, or German).

Does any member of this excellent forum by any chance work in the import/export business, or know a reliable (and not to greedy) customs broker in Rio?

Your help is much appreciated!

With greetings from the Luxembourg Land-Rover Club (http://landroverclub.lu/)!

Georges

PS I need to replace 4 tires (BFG ATs), can anyone recommend a good dealer for BFGoodrich in Rio?

[_portela]

Hello Georges!

I have no idea of a broker. Sorry... But, BF I recommend "UDAM Auto Center".

Link at http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=udam+rio+de+janeiro&sll=-22.958926,-43.203591&sspn=0.009385,0.01929&ie=UTF8&hq=udam&hnear=Landfill+-+RJ,+Brazil&ll=-22.926144,-43.242187&spn=0.075098,0.154324&t=h&z=13&iwloc=A

Good lucky!

[sarias]

Georges, I know someone who can help you. He´s from São Paulo, but for sure knows somebody in Rio who can help you out.
Give me until tomorrow, once I get to the office to get back to you

Best regards and best fo luck!

[Loras]

A friend of mine, Wolf Gauer owner of a Defender 110SW in Sao Paulo send me a contact that may help you:

Customs broker in Rio de.J.

Try the Grimaldi-Agent in Rio. They certainly know the right person or even handle it themselves:

Agenti Grimaldi - Rio de Janeiro

GRIMALDI RIO DE JANEIRO
Rua São Bento, 9 - 1° andar - Centro Rio de Janeiro / RJ - Cep 20090 -010
telephone 00 55 21 2516 9005

www.grimaldi.napoli.it/lines/italia/agenti/brasile.htm

Regard,

[sarias]

Hi Georges,

Sorry, the person I know can only do it from São Paulo, and he doesn´t know anybody in Rio who can help you.
However he offered himself to help you, if you want to do it trhought São Paulo.
If you want to, please send me an MP (Private message) and I can put you in touch with him.

Best regards and best of luck!:concordo:

sarias.


Georges, I know someone who can help you. He´s from São Paulo, but for sure knows somebody in Rio who can help you out.
Give me until tomorrow, once I get to the office to get back to you

Best regards and best fo luck!