hagece8690
Brazilian citizen
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Brazilian
Registration: 20 January 2026
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Carnê-Leão by ibdegen
Sorry if this is covered in another topic, but I have not found anything. I am a retired American with a permanent residence visa. I have been paying taxes for the past two years in Brasil and am getting ready to file a return for 2025. For the ...
05/30/26 There are always exceptions, and one big one is your investment in your principal residence. Earlier this year when it appeared that we'd be selling our apartment and moving across Brazil, I discovered to my horror that we'd not only have ... Read More
Is it hard to become fluent in Brasilian Portuguese ? by hagece8690
FWIW I've passed the Celpe-Bras exam, and can watch videos, read, and communicate verbally with pretty much anyone here like a native, except people from Bahia KKKKKK, and when encountering regionalized slang. The reason I am asking this question, ...
@alexanderstephenlangeLast night I watched the Brasil v Panama amistoso and it got me to thinking. IMHO a true test of actual fluency should be that the person being tested has to listen to 10 different 15 second sound bites of an "excited ... Read More
Is it hard to become fluent in Brasilian Portuguese ?
FWIW I've passed the Celpe-Bras exam, and can watch videos, read, and communicate verbally with pretty much anyone here like a native, except people from Bahia KKKKKK, and when encountering regionalized slang. The reason I am asking this question, ... Read More
Having trouble with credit card and debit card working by NewBrazil
Just when yesterday and today to my local supermarket to buy groceries. When I tried to pay with my international credit card it didn’t work. Called my bank they said everything thing should work. In the same store tryed to use my ...
It is becoming more and more common that vendors to charge a little more for credit card use. - @Pablo888I've seen discounts commonly up to 10% for PIX use. Interchange fees are limited by law to .5% for debit cards and C/C fees are usually ... Read More
Carnê-Leão by ibdegen
Sorry if this is covered in another topic, but I have not found anything. I am a retired American with a permanent residence visa. I have been paying taxes for the past two years in Brasil and am getting ready to file a return for 2025. For the ...
@Pablo888No worldwide tax. Plus, I'm paying R$900 a month in carne leao. Read More
Carnê-Leão by ibdegen
Sorry if this is covered in another topic, but I have not found anything. I am a retired American with a permanent residence visa. I have been paying taxes for the past two years in Brasil and am getting ready to file a return for 2025. For the ...
Yes it does. But that doesn't matter IMHO. Here's why.I doubt there is any official and formal sharing of information between countries (it would be too onerous a time commitment, and expensive, especially since many governments around the world are ... Read More
Having trouble with credit card and debit card working by NewBrazil
Just when yesterday and today to my local supermarket to buy groceries. When I tried to pay with my international credit card it didn’t work. Called my bank they said everything thing should work. In the same store tryed to use my ...
Yes, as a tourist years ago before I moved moved here permanently.There are way too many POS terminal providers in Brasil unfortunately IMHO, and some of them do not work with the security protocols of US/CAN systems, depending on which C/C or debit ... Read More
Carnê-Leão by ibdegen
Sorry if this is covered in another topic, but I have not found anything. I am a retired American with a permanent residence visa. I have been paying taxes for the past two years in Brasil and am getting ready to file a return for 2025. For the ...
And......the tax refund money was sitting in my account this morning, having been transferred by PIX from the RF. Read More
Looking for experiences in Rural areas with HughesNet by mberigan
Hi!I have a home in a rural area unserved by telephone services but that does have Internet. Initially, the area started with radio Internet and that helped people with communication and basic Internet services. Streaming works OK and generally ...
Get them to run an extension about 1 meter onto your property from their main line, or as far as they are literally willing to do so.Attach your router to the cable in an enclosed waterproof and insect/rodent proof platform, which is mounted ... Read More
Brazilian Passport by onthabay
Hello, I'm an American living in Brazil with a permanent residency card. I keep seeing Instagram ads, and other ads saying "Get Your Brazilian Passport Now!" I have asked administrators at my local Federal Police station where I received my Perm. ...
You also should get a passport (in any country where you live if you can) sooner than later, just in case the rules change one day. Look at what Portugal and Italy has just done for example, to name two countries of many that are now tightening ... Read More
How many here in Brazil had cosmetic or dental medical treatment by NewBrazil
I was just wondering if you had a medical procedure. What was it and how much did it cost. Example having MOHS surgery for a facial nodule that been show to be cancer. Mohs is the surgery that removed this result is 99% cure. In the USA without ...
I do not pay for health insurance here. It is a racket and a scam IMHO. But, that's for another thread.My wife OTOH pays Unimed some R$1.600 a month.Private practice and medical/dental procedures here are cheap. 2 months ago my wife had invasive ... Read More
Carnê-Leão by ibdegen
Sorry if this is covered in another topic, but I have not found anything. I am a retired American with a permanent residence visa. I have been paying taxes for the past two years in Brasil and am getting ready to file a return for 2025. For the ...
I pay carne leao monthy on income sourced outside Brasil. I do not pay on my locally sourced income.My foreign income is taxed at source in another country. I pay tax on the net amount I receive here by direct deposit based on the central banks ... Read More
With fuel prices soaring, how are you getting around in Brazil? by Veedushi
Hello everyone!In many countries, transportation costs are becoming a real challenge for expats. Some are completely changing their habits: using public transport more often, carpooling, switching to scooters… or cycling.In Denmark, for ...
Ethanol has been R$4.39 for almost two years now. So, no change for me as my car is flex fuel. If I don't drive I'll walk or take UBER. That is my preferred method of locomotion, chinelos. Read More
Mozzarella by Kurterino
This is the second time I’m opening a thread about food, and just like the last one, it’s about a dairy product (last time I inquired about cream). I like to bake a pizza once in a while, it’s a tasty meal and very easy to make at ...
The ASSAI attacadao has good mozza. Read More
Remember: When Changing Phones... by Pablo888
April 4, 2026I just upgraded my phone (twice) recently. The upgrade path was easy but one thing I did not do before wiping out my old phone is:Make sure to login in both the old and new phone and transfer the account from the old to the new by QR ...
Why are you dealing with Caixa ?That is the bank for the "pobre premium" class.Do not deal with government banks here. It is those banks that get tapped to finance the pet projects which the standard commercial banks won't touch for various reasons. ... Read More