bepmoht
American expat in Brazil
Forum posts
271
About me
American
Lives in Pancas, EspĆrito Santo
Speaks English
Registration: 10 May 2020
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Brazil Citizenship Questions by Planetf1
OlĆ” pessoal!Iām a Dutch national currently living in Brazil, and Iām trying to figure out when Iāll be eligible to apply for Brazilian citizenship. I got married to my Brazilian spouse in March 2024 and received permanent ...
Before the 2017 immigration law reform (Lei nĀŗ 13.445/2017), it was common for naturalization applicants to demonstrate their ability to speak Portuguese through a simple interview with the PolĆcia Federal. While this method is less ... Read More
iOF Increase by alan279
What's up with the IOF increase?
@alan279 If they canāt get citizens to pay income taxes (the underground cash only society) then they have to extort it from other sources š. TGOM Read More
Cloudflare verification annoyance.
Am I Human?I donāt know if others have this issue, but when trying to access the site (especially in the evenings) I have to continually select the āCLOUDFLAREā I am human box, sometimes a dozen times or more before I connect to ... Read More
WhatsAappiflication by alan279
Seems like communication in Brazil is mostly via WhatsApp.
@alan279Also, Instagram. Itās bizarre that even the government agencies, for example Detran-ES, relies exclusively on whatsapp. They have phone numbers listed but do not answer. They direct you to use whatsapp. Businesses and government ... Read More
Residence Card Processing Time by sovelong
I'm talking about picking up the physical card from the Policia Federal in SP. I already had the appointment and everything was approved. On the SISMIGRA site it has said this since April 8th: Seu documento foi produzido e estĆ” em ...
@sovelongI sent you a pm about this and also posted about the problems correios is going through. Basically, they have not been paying their contractors and they stopped delivering for many days. Then restarted payments and some deliveries resumed. ... Read More
SUS for Dummies by alan279
I need to learn what services SUS offers and how to navigate the bureaucracy. Can anyone point me to a "SUS for Dummies"?Thanks.Alan
Just out of curiosity, is that for a single vision lens or multi-focal? A guy in Vitoria quoted me R$10,000 for one eye for multi-focal lenses. Read More
SUS for Dummies by alan279
I need to learn what services SUS offers and how to navigate the bureaucracy. Can anyone point me to a "SUS for Dummies"?Thanks.Alan
As my beloved father who lived to be 95 often said ā Itās tough to get old ā. Glad youāre plunging through all the BS and heading forward. Best of luck! Read More
Any word about correios problems in Sao Paulo? by bepmoht
Posting this May 13th 2025. Iāve had two recent orders in the past two weeks which one, never made it out of SP, the other supposedly left SP but never arrived at the next distribution center. Both are domestic SEDEX packages. Just wondering ...
Just conversed with the local correios office. He verified nothing was leaving SĆ£o Paulo due to truckers not being paid. He said on a typical day they would receive and deliver 300+ packages. Since the truckers stopped rolling, he says ... Read More
Any word about correios problems in Sao Paulo? by bepmoht
Posting this May 13th 2025. Iāve had two recent orders in the past two weeks which one, never made it out of SP, the other supposedly left SP but never arrived at the next distribution center. Both are domestic SEDEX packages. Just wondering ...
Looks like correios is not paying there contracted freight haulers. A nice way to stop an already antiquated ... Read More
Any word about correios problems in Sao Paulo? by bepmoht
Posting this May 13th 2025. Iāve had two recent orders in the past two weeks which one, never made it out of SP, the other supposedly left SP but never arrived at the next distribution center. Both are domestic SEDEX packages. Just wondering ...
@abthree Thatās really bizarre. Delivering a empty package. I guess youāll never see those funds refunded. I think these vendors online need to add more reliable shipping options like Jadlog and Loggi. Correios/Sedex is just too ... Read More
Any word about correios problems in Sao Paulo?
Posting this May 13th 2025. Iāve had two recent orders in the past two weeks which one, never made it out of SP, the other supposedly left SP but never arrived at the next distribution center. Both are domestic SEDEX packages. Just wondering ... Read More
New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2025 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 ...
@Danca33 Welcome to the forum, and welcome home! Read More
Retirement Visa for Brazil by abthree
The Brazilian Government has approved a replacement for the old Permanent Visa for Retirees, that was eliminated for new applicants as part of the 2017 Immigration Reform. As was the case with the old Permanent Visa (VIPER) for family reunion, the ...
@thetravelfox Well written summary. Thank you for the update! Read More
New question RNE vs RNN by NewBrazil
There been reports when coming back from the USA the Airline are not honoring the RNE residents document. They are saying you need a VISA. The RNN seem to be the only one they accept. Their excuse is the Brazilian government hasnāt clarified ...
From what Iāve researched:Airline employees are sometimes unfamiliar with how to correctly treat permanent residents during check-in, especially when the passport does not match the country of residence. This can cause issues with document ... Read More
New question RNE vs RNN by NewBrazil
There been reports when coming back from the USA the Airline are not honoring the RNE residents document. They are saying you need a VISA. The RNN seem to be the only one they accept. Their excuse is the Brazilian government hasnāt clarified ...
Itās on the amsoc RJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/100072606783644/posts/688543293575891/ Read More