Cielo charging 5.99% extra from foreign credit cards

Hi everyone,

I frequent a restaurant that Uses Cielo as their payment system and charges an extra 5.99% from my US Mastercard on food bills. The receipt which I had to sign states that I´m refusing the retail exchange rate of dollars (cambio) from Mastercard and that I´m opting for theirs for the extra charge! Mastercard or Visa have their own Forex or cambio and that 5.99% extra is not asked for. After more than 2 years eating at the same restaurant, I finally got tired of paying and complained at the manager who called Cielo later that afternoon and had the 5.99% removed.

So please ask ahead of time if they use Cielo as their payment system and if they charge the extra 5.99% on exchange rates. Unless of course you want to give a tip to Cielo for being eager and enthusiastic of knowing you!