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Brazil has 12 per diem locations. The highest daily maximum is $428 in Sao Paulo ($291 lodging + $137 M&IE); anywhere not listed ("Other") gets $262 + $114. For foreign areas, lodging taxes are already included in the rate and are not claimed separately (FTR §301-11.16(b)).
Season dates are month/day; rates are maximums in U.S. dollars.
Location
Lodging
M&IE
Max/day
Effective
BelemAll year
$237
$113
$350
08/01/2026
Belo HorizonteAll year
$179
$106
$285
08/01/2026
BrasiliaAll year
$276
$125
$401
08/01/2026
FortalezaAll year
$222
$119
$341
08/01/2026
ManausAll year
$230
$140
$370
08/01/2026
NatalAll year
$197
$107
$304
08/01/2026
Porto AlegreAll year
$211
$107
$318
08/01/2026
Recife, PernambucoAll year
$209
$108
$317
08/01/2026
Rio de JaneiroAll year
$250
$126
$376
08/01/2026
Salvador da BahiaAll year
$242
$123
$365
08/01/2026
Sao Paulo see footnoteAll year
$291
$137
$428
08/01/2026
OtherAll year
$262
$114
$376
08/01/2026
M&IE breakdown for Sao Paulo
Allocation from GSA's OCONUS M&IE breakdown table (rates over $265: 15% breakfast, 25% lunch, 40% dinner, remainder incidentals). How deductions work
Breakfast
$21
Lunch
$34
Dinner
$55
Incidental expenses
$27
M&IE, full day
$137
First and last day of travel (75%)
$102.75
How it compares
Highest daily maximum in Brazil vs every other foreign country
Each tick is one country or area: its most expensive location's lodging + M&IE. Countries where only government quarters are provided ($0 lodging) are not shown.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Office of Allowances, Foreign Per Diem Rates (DSSR 925), publication date 11/01/2026. M&IE breakdown: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), M&IE breakdowns. Not affiliated with GSA or the Department of State. All sources