alexanderstephenlange
American expat in Brazil
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45
About me
American
Registration: 09 May 2026
My expat journey
Brazil
USA
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João Pessoa by mikewelke
Hello everybody just wondering if there's any expats living in JP like I am? Hopefully I will get some results. I am from the US my name is Mike and I'm married to a Brazilian woman
There's also an Expats in Joao Pessoa group on Facebook, which you can join. Read More
União Estável/Stable union with German partner? by seamonster12
Hi everyone,First of all I'd like to thank all the experts of this forum, as I've read many of your contributions and they are extremely helpful. However, some of the info I read is either out-of-date or doesn't fully apply in our case.I'm a ...
@seamonster12 Seems through to me, similar what I went through to get formally married in Brazil.It might be useful for you to see Google's take on the process, which (for example) says you need to bring two witnesses to the cartorio, which you do ... Read More
João Pessoa by mikewelke
Hello everybody just wondering if there's any expats living in JP like I am? Hopefully I will get some results. I am from the US my name is Mike and I'm married to a Brazilian woman
@mikewelke There's a lot of ex-pats in Jampa. Read More
Moving to Brazil with kids by Priscilla
Hi, Moving abroad is an adventure for both parents and children: settling overseas is a challenge for each family member. How was the move to Brazil for your kids? How did they manage to adapt to their new environment? Share with us ...
Nice post. Insightful.about 250,000 words in total. To be fluent in Portuguese, one only needs to know roughly 5% of themWe had an interesting discussion on fluency, which might be interesting to you. Many quantitative, differing views. See ... Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
Like I said, I am not sure I qualify. This has been my life, the only one I know, since I was 10, no plugging in necessary. Roddie in Retirement😎 - @Roddie SimmonsYou definitely qualify! You were assimilated very young, the best time to ... Read More
Word(s) of the day by alexanderstephenlange
Queijo no queixo faz uma queixa!Please add to this thread, friends.
@CariocaNY awkward - dictionaries suggest "canhestro" but this is an anti-left-hand bias - @mberiganGoogle translates as desajeitado, which seems to me in keeping with the theme of jeito. Read More
Best Supermarkets and/or Walmart equivalent by jasonlovesdogs
Does anyone know the cheapest supermarkets chains in Brazil to shop? Right now I'm shopping at Dona de Casa but I heard it's a expensive place to shop. I think big box is also about the same. Are there any other chains that are cheaper?Also is there ...
@John_D Here in Bessa, there's a Sam's ... Read More
Word(s) of the day by alexanderstephenlange
Queijo no queixo faz uma queixa!Please add to this thread, friends.
@CariocaNY Thanks, CariocaNY, we can also add:jeitoso 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, ...
I no longer refer to “feijoida" as “brazilian stew dish” but as “feijoida” Someone once asked me, "How do you say 'feijoada' in English?"My response was that you say "feijoada",Thanks for explaining the psychological ... Read More
Noisy Brazil? by alexanderstephenlange
The other day, speaking with a native, she said: Brasil é muito barulhento, né?! (She had lived in Germany for a long while... .)In my area, so far, it's really noisy only when something big is happening, like the Copa and other ...
@Ivair Gontijo I had to install double glazing windows to get rid of the noiseYikes!"happiness in a soundwave"Matthew B also told me this bird's name. Thanks! Your wife's description is very poetical! Read More
Noisy Brazil? by alexanderstephenlange
The other day, speaking with a native, she said: Brasil é muito barulhento, né?! (She had lived in Germany for a long while... .)In my area, so far, it's really noisy only when something big is happening, like the Copa and other ...
@abthree> it's still wonderful to hear Thank you, abthree, for your delightfully poetic story of the wonderful sounds!I like the birdsong here in the morning of so many different types I have no idea about!But yeah, motos and caminhões.... ... Read More
Noisy Brazil?
The other day, speaking with a native, she said: Brasil é muito barulhento, né?! (She had lived in Germany for a long while... .)In my area, so far, it's really noisy only when something big is happening, like the Copa and other ... Read More
Word(s) of the day by alexanderstephenlange
Queijo no queixo faz uma queixa!Please add to this thread, friends.
I lied :-) Another word of the day, with no connection to any personal experience:assédio = harassment Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
@mberigan WTF is estadunidenseThese days, because of massive international turmoil caused by the Ugly Orange Monster, I introduce myself as californiano, which everybody recognizes (of course, California being the 4th largest economy in the world ... Read More
Word(s) of the day by alexanderstephenlange
Queijo no queixo faz uma queixa!Please add to this thread, friends.
@mberigan Thanks, dude! Now that I have enough words in his PDF, I won't have to post anymore :-) Read More