my blog above. You certainly have seen some changes here in Brazil since 1964. take care
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First came to Brazil in Dec 1964 as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Served in what is now Mato do Grosso do Sul in the small town of Amambai. Later moved to Domingos Martins, in Espirito Santo. After three years of service got a job in Rio de Janeiro. After three months, was drafted into the US Army. One Wednesday on Copacabana Beach; the next at Ft. Lewis, WA. Two years in Panama - Canal Zone, then two years in Vietnam with the United States Agency for International Development. Spent a year in Bangkok, Thailand. Back to the US for four years then back overseas to Saudi Arabia. Five years there then returned to Brazil in 1986.
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By: RoseMary on 10 February, 2007
at 8:44 am
What would be your split-second reaction if I told you that an Americano, who wokrs for uncle sam in DC, wanted to go live in Brasilia to follow a girl? I was in BSB for 7 weeks for work almost a year ago. We saw each other agaan in Nov.06 and have remained in very close contact since we met. I have skills (audit and evaluation), graduate degrees from the UofChicago, poor portuguese and fluent Spanish.
Again- gut reaction. Be as candid as you want.
By: will on 19 April, 2007
at 3:07 pm
I am engaged to marry a woman in belo horizonte’. I met her in Rome six years ago and had a long distance relationship until september 11th in which I was too messed up to continue(stupid,very stupid on my part). We reunited in early 2007 and I went to visit her for the whole month of march - two weeks into the trip, we decided that we should get married in october of this year. Anyways, I am very nervous about moving down there, for reality has kicked in as i have put my house on the market to be sold. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them. What i am most interested in, is what will i do for work?….I have been an entreprenuer all my life and while i see things that i could do in business down there, I cannot seem to find answers as to the import duties down there for different items i could sell down there….cars, electronics, etc……..Any suggestions?
By: Charlie on 21 April, 2007
at 2:43 pm
Charlie,
No Portuguese, no work, no business, no money.
Forget moving to Brazil. Take your house off the market. Come down for a few months before making any big decisions.
Visit the forum at this site to read what others say. http://www.gringoes.com
By: expatbrazil on 24 April, 2007
at 9:46 pm
I already have a job ready for me in Brazil….I will be coming down with approximately $150,000……I am learning portuguese, however it is very dificil to learn on software and no university or even second-hand school offers lessons in portuguese so i will have to wait to take a class down there….I will be working for my father’s company which has brances all over south america and the rest of the world….My father is intimately involved in the America’s Cup, if you know what that is…..Take my house off the market, nah - its sell now or lose next year when the prices will go back down in my neighborhood. So, any more suggestions?….I seem to have under control three of the four assumptions you made.
By: Charlie on 26 April, 2007
at 1:07 pm
Charlie,
If you have a job, then why are you worrying about import duties?
You are coming down with US$150,000 or coming down to a job that pays US$150,000? If the latter, you will be making more than 99.9% of the people in this country will be taken care of by whoever. Not your typical work scenario…non-Portuguese speaker working for father’s company. You need to ask the people in your father’s companies these questions.
America’s Cup…..Brazilians going to be entering? Who is the deep pockets people that are going to back them?
BTW, what is your nationality and do you speak any foreign languages?
ExpatBrazil
By: expatbrazil on 26 April, 2007
at 9:30 pm
Hi Karl,
There is a program called “PrintKey 2000″. With it you can capture what is on your computer screen and turn it into a graphic. It is free.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,22960-order,1-page,1-c,alldownloads/description.html
Damn US$ down to 1.92. There is talk of it hitting 1.85.
ExpatBrazil
By: expatbrazil on 31 May, 2007
at 7:52 pm
Hi charlie
i have been living in usa for the past 17 years
and now am came back to brazil am from belo horizonte
brazil is great country to live whem you do the rigth steps
i will be glad to help you with anything my e-mail is luciloans@gmail.com and check the website
http://www.gerdau.com i will be living in the city the name is ouro branco
ciao
luci
By: LUCI on 23 June, 2007
at 6:38 pm
very interesting.
i’m adding in RSS Reader
By: music on 7 January, 2008
at 4:31 pm
hey expatbrazil,
i just saw your link on our blog, yours is excellent, i wish i had found it before we got here!
keep up the good work
greg
By: Greg Newman on 5 May, 2008
at 9:59 pm
