Stowaways

Stowaways hide themselves on board ships in the most diverse locations, usually placing themselves at great risk. Their motives for taking such a desperate measure vary. Most that arrive at the coast of Brazil come from the african continent and are repatriated. Repatriation is an exercise in logistics, psychology and patience. Sounds simple but in practice one is confronted by requirements from authorities, airlines and the stowaways themselves! Some reasonable, some absurd and all of which have to be explained to the party footing the bill - who sometimes does not want to part with the necessary and required funds, thus leaving the man on the front holding an increasingly expensive time bomb! Definitely not for the faint hearted.

I started up a discussion group on the subject but must admit that I haven't really promoted the idea much. Still - this is the link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stowaways_in_brazil/