Car Rental Santa Cruz

When you've ticked off the well-known sights in Santa Cruz, there's plenty more to explore in the surrounding area. Pick up the keys to a rental car, stow your luggage in the trunk and get on the road. We've come up with some drives you're sure to love:

• Ouro Preto is roughly 50 miles from Santa Cruz. Popular sights like Tiradentes Square deserve to be high on your list here.
• Why not check out all that's on offer in Divinopolis too? Top sights in this buzzing city include Shopping Pátio Divinópolis. Divinopolis is roughly 50 miles from Santa Cruz.
• Get into the great outdoors and inhale the fresh air at Christ the Redeemer. You'll find it roughly 220 miles from Santa Cruz.

If you don't hold a driver's license issued in Brazil, then it's likely you'll need to acquire an International Driving Permit (IDP) in your place of residence to be able to rent a car. Also consider that if you do need an IDP, it won't be valid on its own. You'll have to show your driver's license from your home country your passport and other forms of ID as well. Lastly, it's important that the credit card used to book the rental matches the name on your driver's license and passport. Some additional requirements to rent a car internationally are:

• Age restrictions: You need to be 25 or over in most countries to rent a car. If you're younger than that, it might still be possible to rent a car but you'll have to pay a Young Driver's Surcharge. Additional restrictions may also apply to the types of cars you can rent.
• Driving limitations: Make sure you read the fine print before sliding behind the wheel. You typically can't cross country borders, drive onto ferries or go off-roading with a rental car.