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Beach Trike by alan279

I'm thinking about buying a beach trike. Would it be quickly stolen?

Your orixás? by mberigan

Culture:After a recent trip to Salvador, a place I consider to be the spiritual center of Brazilian (Afro?) culture, I decided to find a Pai de Santo a do a "jogo de búzios" (mérìndílógún or cowrie-shell ...

Beach Trike by alan279

I'm thinking about buying a beach trike. Would it be quickly stolen?

Beach Trike by alan279

I'm thinking about buying a beach trike. Would it be quickly stolen?

Celpe-Bras Requirement for Brazilian Citizenship by Pablo888

This was a topic that was brought up about a year ago and I wanted to give an update.For those who are applying for citizenship, I just finished the equivalent certification for that requirement.I just finished Level A2 of Portuguese for Foreigners ...

Amazon River Cruise by john8670

Has anyone here ever tried an Amazon River cruise that’s multiple days? I stumbled across one that’s called the “Grand Amazon Expedition” that is out of Manaus. I’m going to assume this is similar to ocean cruises where ...

Wanna see how SUS really works ? I'm sitting in the UPA right now. by GuestPoster6669

Had a bad attack of what is either viral pneumonia or viral bronchitis yesterday. Can't stop coughing phlem, and didn't sleep all night. Sucks big time, I'm really sick. Feels like I am drowning and can't cough it up.Entered the UPA 10 minutes ago ...

Clean Energy in Brazil by alan279

Looks like Brazil will have completely clean electricity in a few years. It’s mostly hydro today, but the Chinese are investing billions in solar and wind generation and long distance power lines from the Northeast to the South of Brazil. ...

Clean Energy in Brazil by alan279

Looks like Brazil will have completely clean electricity in a few years. It’s mostly hydro today, but the Chinese are investing billions in solar and wind generation and long distance power lines from the Northeast to the South of Brazil. ...

New Car Leasing in Brazil? by MA22

Boa tarde amigos. As someone who has both bought and Leased New vehicles in the US, do Car Dealers offer this type of financing of new vehicles here in Brazil? We've had good success with Saturn (long time ago!) & Toyota in the ...

New Car Leasing in Brazil? by MA22

Boa tarde amigos. As someone who has both bought and Leased New vehicles in the US, do Car Dealers offer this type of financing of new vehicles here in Brazil? We've had good success with Saturn (long time ago!) & Toyota in the ...

New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2024 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Brazil forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...

Anyone living in Porto Seguro/Arraial /Trancoso ????? RE: TORTILLAS by cindylido

I'll be returning soon after 8 years away.Since I am mexican-american I always made my own mexican food and freinds in Trancoso are salivating to eat my tacos again !We used to always have to bring corn and flour tortillas with us, putting dozens of ...

Anyone living in Porto Seguro/Arraial /Trancoso ????? RE: TORTILLAS by cindylido

I'll be returning soon after 8 years away.Since I am mexican-american I always made my own mexican food and freinds in Trancoso are salivating to eat my tacos again !We used to always have to bring corn and flour tortillas with us, putting dozens of ...

Almond Butter Anywhere? by ExpatUSATravels

Where in Brasil must I go to get almond butter?Cannot find it in any grocery stores in the State of Rio de Janeiro so far.Checked so far: Zona Sul, Pao de Acu, Regina, Extra, Green Fruit, Hortifruti, and more...

Dollar holdings by dt1380

Hi, would be interested to hear opinion regarding future dollar value ...there's much talk about a move away from the dollar and therefore a likely drop in returns for any dollar holdings ...Wise, for example enables multi currency holdings .

Farewell to Texanbrazil, Brazil Advisor by abthree

It is my deep sorrow to inform you that our colleague and friend here on the site, and my good friend in Real Life, Texanbrazil, passed away this morning after a long illness. Tex joined Expat in February of 2018, and enjoyed helping ...

Borrowing to buy property in Brazil by ltoby955

What's it like to borrow about 150.000 reais to buy a property? this will be about 25% of the purchase price?

Borrowing to buy property in Brazil by ltoby955

What's it like to borrow about 150.000 reais to buy a property? this will be about 25% of the purchase price?

Drivers license in Brazil by Carlos Richard

What is process to receive Brazilian Drive License? Can I just keep my country of origin license or change to Brazilian.

Jury Duty in USA by MacaeRick

Has anyone received a summons to be on jury duty in the county where their permanent address is located?I haven't received a jury duty summons since I moved to Brazil 12 years ago.I don't know if I should tell them I no longer liver in the USA.Maybe ...

Residency application experience with PF in Bahia? by rnbtg

In the next few weeks I’ll finally be ready to apply for residency in the basis of marriage. We’re living in SP but planning to move as soon as we can to Bahia. My partner thinks that nothing in Bahia functions (grew up there). It would ...

Residency application experience with PF in Bahia? by rnbtg

In the next few weeks I’ll finally be ready to apply for residency in the basis of marriage. We’re living in SP but planning to move as soon as we can to Bahia. My partner thinks that nothing in Bahia functions (grew up there). It would ...

Getting the Brazlian residency permit for investing in real estate by Szegediensis

Hello everybody,I am from Hungary and a big lover of Brazil, especially of the state of Ceará and its beaches. I have already bought a house there but I traveled to Brasil always as a turist. Now, I want to live there, at least 6-7 month per ...

CRNM Timeline by Alex1281

Trying to get the idea how long the process to obtain CRNM takes, could people here share their timelines? I would be applying on the grounds of marriage in Porto Alegre. Is it realistic to get it in a month? Also, will the police visit our ...

CRNM Timeline by Alex1281

Trying to get the idea how long the process to obtain CRNM takes, could people here share their timelines? I would be applying on the grounds of marriage in Porto Alegre. Is it realistic to get it in a month? Also, will the police visit our ...

CRNM Timeline by Alex1281

Trying to get the idea how long the process to obtain CRNM takes, could people here share their timelines? I would be applying on the grounds of marriage in Porto Alegre. Is it realistic to get it in a month? Also, will the police visit our ...

Apostille Needed for Applying ti Brazil Consulate in Chicago? by MA22

Hi all!This may have been covered somewhere else, but I'm in the middle of Applying for a Retirement Visa XIV through the Consulate in Chicago. I am planning to move in June to Joao Pessoa, PB!  The consulate has been less than helpful in ...

Cost of living in Brazil in 2022 by Cheryl

Hi everyone, Two years after the start of the pandemic, it is time to take stock of the evolution of the cost of living in Brazil or more specifically, in the region where you live. The idea is to help people get ready for their expatriation to ...

Money transfer to Brazil. Opinions are welcome by GringoLouco

I have a euro account and plan to have a wedding party in Brazil, in 2022. I asked my local bank to convert 10 000 euros to reais, because the pandemic weakened the real a lot. It would make the wedding more affordable. But my bank doesn't do ...

Obtain your CPF online by Kurterino

Hello, I was advised to go to a post office or some other place (that I’ve forgotten), in order to obtain my CPF number. First off, I wrote ‘CPF number’ because it seems that they no longer give you card, but you get it in ...

Thoughts on UBER (Brazil) by Kurterino

Yesterday I had to take a taxi, and called an Uber. All in all, I did about 90 km, for a total price of just about 150 Reais. They were small and economic cars, I guess they would use about 7 liters per 100km, which comes to almost 50 Reais in fuel ...

Digital Nomad Visa Migrante Web by Cakinator

I wanted to start a new thread/post on this as the first one Abthree posted kind of got inundated with conversations about Overstaying. But is [url=https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=973331]here[/url]for reference My question is has ...

The driving force of your expatriation in Brazil by Diksha

Hello everybody, Moving abroad, to a destination such as Brazil, is often the result of careful consideration. It is a major life decision and one that should not be taken lightly as the implications are so diverse. We would like to know what ...

Building a house in Brazil (Armação dos Búzios, RJ) by fred2brazil

Fellow member, I've always found this forum helpful so far. Maybe some of you can help me along further in regards to some questions I have about building a house in Brazil. Maybe some of you have experience in building a house and have gone ...

New regulations to active SIM cards, CPF now required. by rraypo

Although I have a CPF and CRNM, I was just made aware of changes to government regulations as to activating cell phone SIM cards. It seems that after running a pilot program, Brazil is now once again requiring users to have a CPF to activate SIM ...

New regulations to active SIM cards, CPF now required. by rraypo

Although I have a CPF and CRNM, I was just made aware of changes to government regulations as to activating cell phone SIM cards. It seems that after running a pilot program, Brazil is now once again requiring users to have a CPF to activate SIM ...

Covid Test Requirements by boombop4477

I am a American citizen planning to visit Brazil soon as a tourist,what type of covid test is currently required?I am fully vaccinated.

Applying for a residence permit in Sao Paulo (family reunion) by EdyNoBrasil

Ola pessoal, tudo bem? I wanted to ask if it is possible to accomplish the resident permit process within 90 days while on tourist visa? I was warned by the Brazilian consulate in Berlin, that it might not be possible to collect and translate all ...

New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Brazil forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Brazil forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Brazil forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Brazil forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...

New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien

Hi all, Newbie on the Brazil forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...