IT jobs in Brazil

Hello Vel,

I hope you get some replies, but just so you don't get your hopes up too high; the whole IT field is one that is super-saturated here in Brazil. It is becoming increasingly more and more difficult for Brazilians to find work in the field of IT, much less for foreigners to do so. A lot of our universities are even considering dropping such courses for a while to let the job market demand catch up.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

my profation is i telecominicaon how about telecominication job opertunity in brazil?

The entire field of IT and Telecommunications is saturated with Brazilian workers at the moment. Finding jobs in these areas is very difficult.

Are they open for unskilled job?such as drivers,receptionist and a like?

Hello Jah-jah17,

No, it's almost impossible to get unskilled jobs here in Brazil since those are always filled with Brazilians and unskilled jobs wouldn't likely qualify you for a VITEM-V Work Visa anyway.

  Cheers, 
  William James Woodward – Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

rkulandaivel,

I'm a software developer with many years of experience and have never been gainfully employed in Brazil. It's not from lack of trying. You may find that working freelance is your only option.

Finding work in Brazil is extremely difficult for foreigners. Most of the working expats I've known have their own small business or work freelance. No one is trying to discourage you; it's just the reality of the situation.

You might want to contact India's embassy to see if they can provide info on companies from India that are already in Brazil. Then apply for a position with some of them before you even leave India. That may help. Good luck.

Richard

Hi Richard,

Thanks for your valuable input. You're absolutely right, finding a job is no easy task for foreigners in Brazil because the laws require all employers to prove that they've exhausted all efforts to place a qualified Brazilian in a job vacancy before they can fill the vacancy with a foreigner.

One of the best ways to get by in Brazil is to create your own income in some way, self-employment, business, crafts, etc.

About the only job that is readily available to English/French/Spanish/German speaking foreigners is teaching the language, but that pays very poorly too.

  Cheers, 
  William James Woodward – Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

How true William. It can be depressing but one needs to be creative when living in Brazil. I guess that's why Brazilians developed the concept of jeitinho.

So Guys don't You have any idea what is the minimum capital in creating self bussiness in brazil co'z some countries requires big amount of dollars..

Hi Jah-jah17,

The minimum investment in order to obtain a VIPER Permanent Visa for Investors is R$150 thousand (around USD $75 thousand). Depending on the business you intend to set up you actually may need to invest more than that amount.

The visa application is made through the Ministério de Trabalho e Emprego, you must submit a business plan, state the geographical area of Brazil you intend to operate the business in, how many (if any) jobs it will create for Brazilians.

If accepted the first visa will be issued as "Provisional" for a period of three years, on renewing you must prove that the initial investment HAS NOT been repatriated. Visas will also be issued for immediate family (spouse and dependent children) is you apply for them as well.

  Cheers, 
  William James Woodward – Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

Thank You so much for this info This is a big help for me..good day!!

You best chance to find a job here in Brazil is:

1) already having the right to work [that is not requiring sponsorship for a permanent work visa]
2) visit the country before you even consider moving here - you may quickly change your mind
3) apply at a major international company [Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft, IBM, ect.] - the technologies that are emerging here that apply to me are VoIP/Unified Communications. It would be very easy justifying the hire of a non-Brazilian for these positions as the certifications are not even existent (YET) in Brazil (in Portuguese).

I am currently in the interview process with Cisco. If I did not have the legal right to work before I applied, I would still be looking because they will not sponsor a work visa. I am not saying no one will do this but I think as James said it would be highly unlikely.

Hope this helps. I can not speak to the software development side of IT. This I would imagine is overly saturated and next to impossible finding justification.

I heard TOTVS is hiring for Rio and Macaé region. It's a big Brazilian company that makes and sell corporate software. I dont have more data on that. Suggest you to Google it. I hope this can help you.

You should also try sth at "Porto digital". It's a buoyant IT hub located in Recife, Northeast Brasil. Take a look at:

http://www2.portodigital.org/portodigit … 4777%3B04.

Good Luck!

I also dont think so.

I am not so sure of that. Telecommunication techs are demanded in the Offshore industry. If they have english and a decent qualification, besides speaking Portuguese, I am quite sure they dont take long to get a job.

Thanks for sharing.

Be very careful with your personal details when posting your resume/CV online. Also do NOT post copies of certifications online. Not only does it likely violate your agreement with the company that certifies you, you leave your certificate open for theft and fraudulent use. There is enough cert fraud as it is. And it only degrades the value of the certification.

Carioca - you also don't think so.. What were you referring to?

hehehe! Ok, I meatn; I dont think there is a demand in Brazil for non-qualified workers.