When at the check-in counter fila in Miami, you can see many funny things there. Brazilians have way too many bags, boxes, TV's, Microwave owens etc. Then they get into argument with the airline staff about the $125 extra for each extra bag they have... Once ne guy had 6 chairs and a table. garden set, they turned him to a cargo check in  Then the circus starts as they can put two boxes together to make it one, if the weight allows, there's the wrapping machine in the terminal, so they start to go back and forward. Moving stuff from other bag to the other one as it was lighter. Everybody in line is waiting. The plane is departing 5:40am or 6:40am (DST), people are sleepy and angry and hungry on top of the tons of bags, they have tried to sleep on the floor.

 

I have a small digital bag scale and I'll always check how many bags I can have with my tickets and how much they weight. To avoid any unnecessary fees etc.

The new DSLR camera is hanging on your shoulder, New latop and tablet in your carry on as your pesonal items, if you neeed to bring in a second laptop to someone who wants to pay their ass off, have it as "your company PC".

New cell phone in your belt case etc.

 

What was left into the bags: clothes (tags removed), shoes, no expensive looking items W/O their original boxes, tools etc.

 

Never had any problem in any country with just common sense. I know these brazilians lack it totally. When told they made mistake or they are wrong they get mad as hell. All the yelling starts (puta que pariu, ta caro caralho), and that doesn't lead to anyhwhere. 

 

Then if they get all that stuff to the plane, the next show starts upon arrival to the destination...