According to a recent poll, Brazilians appear to approve of
measures to photograph and fingerprint US tourists entering the
country, a move that sparked a diplomatic tiff between the
nations.  Of 2,000 people surveyed, 74.4 percent said they
agreed with the immigration procedures, which were enacted at the
start of the year in a tit-for-tat retaliation for similar security
checks by the United States.  The measures sparked a
diplomatic row between the two countries and have been widely
criticized by US travellers, including an American Airlines pilot
and a retired US banker who showed their displeasure by giving
their middle finger while being photographed.  Although some
Brazilians worried the measures would deter US visitors at the
height of the tourist season, the system has revealed resentment
among Brazilians over what they consider to be costly and
humiliating procedures to get a US visa or enter the United
States.  Visitors from other countries need not worry,
however, as only 3.2 percent of those polled thought the procedures
should be extended to other foreigners entering Brazil.