Traveling to Brazil but with a layover in the US - two passports [duplicate]

I'm going to Brazil from Canada, but I have a layover in Chicago. When I do my check-in, do I use my Brazilian passport or my Canadian? Can I show the Canadian passport when going to Chicago and show the Brazilian passport when going to Brazil, since in Chicago I will have to check in my luggage again? I'm confused and I called the place bought my tickets from and they said I can't use 2 passports. Has anyone done it?

Best Answer

If trip is in one booking:

Show both passports at check-in at the Canadian airport (whilst telling the staff you're going to Brazil via the US), then your Canadian passport at the boarding gate in Canada, and then the Brazilian passport at the boarding gate in Chicago.

If trip is in separate bookings:

Show your Canadian passport at check-in and the boarding gate at the Canadian airport, and the Brazilian one at check-in and the boarding gate in Chicago.

If doing the same trip back:

Use the Canadian passports at both check-ins and boarding gates, and only use the Brazilian one at Brazilian border control.

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Does the US recognize dual citizenship with Brazil?

Children born in Brazil to American parents, except those in diplomatic or official status, acquire Brazilian Citizenship at birth as well as a possible claim to American Citizenship. They are dual nationals, and are required to have Brazilian passports to enter and leave Brazil.

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A valid U.S. passport. U.S. citizens do not need a visa if they are traveling to Brazil for tourism, business, transit, artistic or sport activities, with no intention of establishing residence.

Can you travel out and back on different passports?

You can use whichever passport is more convenient for leaving country A, and whichever passport is more convenient for arriving in country B. They do not have to be the same passport. But you must enter and leave a country on the same passport.

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