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In Brazil, a Driver's license (officially named ''Carteira Nacional de Habilitação'' in Portuguese, shortened as CNH and translated as "National Qualification Card") is required in order to drive cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles. Current CNHs can be used as identity cards in all the national territory. It was formerly called PGU, but in 2008 CONTRAN (''Conselho Nacional de Trânsito'', translated as "National Traffic Council") overhauled the system, requiring all driver's license holders to re-register, so they could be grouped in Renach (''Registro Nacional de Condutores Habilitados'', ''National Register of Qualified Drivers''). Minors, the illiterate and people without an ID card are not allowed to have a CNH. Applicants must pass physical and psychological examinations before being authorized to start the required training. In the psychological examination, the applicant will be either approved or not approved. In the physical examination, the applicant can be approved, approved with restrictions or not approved. Being approved with restrictions means that the person can drive only under certain conditions. One common example is for people suffering from vision impairment, who are required to wear eyeglasses (or other correction mechanisms) while driving. ==Required training== Until 2008, 20 hours of theory classes and 15 hours of practical classes were required in order to obtain a CNH. However, from 2009 on, a total of 45 hours of theory classes are required for all categories, these classes now covering the previously optional subjects such as Brazilian traffic law, defensive driving and first aid. After attending the classes, students are subjected to a 30-question test, and are approved if providing at least 21 correct answers. Finally, 20 hours of practical lessons must be taken plus more 5 hours of night lessons, accompanied by an instructor from a certified driving school. After that, a road test must be taken. The test consists on demonstrating several driving skills such as good handling of a manual transmission, knowledge of the right-of-way laws and ability to parallel park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Driving licence in Brazil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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