I would like to thank The-Inside-Cabin for his presentation on how to get a Brazilian Visa https://www.theinsidecabin.com/.
I followed his presentation and I just got it today! I applied on 1/1 and received the visa today - 31 days. Issuing authority Washington, DC. Quality Control was completed on 1/8.
For the picture, I used https://passport-photo.online/. They fixed all the issues with the picture, background, shadows, etc. This was the best $12.71 I ever spent!
I actually no longer need the visa since I am going to Brazil at the end of this month but it is good for 10 years.
Thanks again The-Inside-Cabin!!