mataikhan
American expat in Brazil
Forum posts
12
Contacts
6
About me
American
Lives in Fortaleza, Cear谩
Speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish, German & Russian.
Registration: 07 February 2011
Activity
The best apps for expats in Brazil by Priscilla
Hello, We invite you to share information regarding some of the apps that have helped to facilitate your move abroad in Brazil. This will help expats-to-be who are making the move as well. Which apps did you use while preparing your move to ...
WhatsApp & Waze Read More
Recommended dentist in Fortaleza? by priscilla1712
Can anyone recommend a dentist in Fortaleza? Doesn't have to be the most expensive one, nor the cheapest, just a decent dentist in the city. Thanks a lot.
I take my family to Allysson Monteiro in the office building adjacent to the Hospital S茫o Mateus. He's very good. Monteiro e Ruiz Cl铆nica Odontol贸gica Complexo S茫o Mateus Av. Santos Dumont, 5753 Sala 1509 Papicu, Fortaleza - ... Read More
How to sale a property in Brasil without a bank account in Brazil by Aleit
Good evening, I'm in Italian and I'm currently in Brasil trying to sale some properties that my family received from an inheritance from a family member that lived in brasil for over 40 years. Neither myself or any other family member lives ...
Hi, Aleit. I don't know what your circumstances are, but if you're in Europe, have you considered offering your Brazilian property for sale to a European buyer? That could make things considerably easier as the money would change hands ... Read More
We'll miss you James by Julien
Hi everyone, I am very sorry and sad to announce these sad news, but our expert James passed away in horrible circumstances. I haven't got all the details, I've heard he got murdered last week in Macae. I've lost a friend, a mentor, ...
Oh, no! I just read this. Very saddened by this news. James really was an expert, and his knowledge about expat life in Brazil was encyclopedic. In my mind, the Brazil 海角乱伦 Forum was "synonymous" with James Woodward. In addition to his ... Read More
Got a bank account in Brazil? Beware "Big Brother" is watching. by James
The Federal Constitution of 1988 Art. 5, X and XII are supposed to guarantee, as inviolable individual rights, the secrecy of banking information. Art. 5潞 Todos s茫o iguais perante a lei, sem distin莽茫o de qualquer natureza, ...
James, You're the only person I know who can say, "there's always more sinister purposes" and then sign off, "Cheers!" Thanks for holding down the fort. - Matthew Read More
Got a bank account in Brazil? Beware "Big Brother" is watching. by James
The Federal Constitution of 1988 Art. 5, X and XII are supposed to guarantee, as inviolable individual rights, the secrecy of banking information. Art. 5潞 Todos s茫o iguais perante a lei, sem distin莽茫o de qualquer natureza, ...
What's with the move recently to get CPF's on all notas fiscais? Starting about a year ago, it seems any place where I made a purchase asked if I would like my "CPF na nota." And now shopping for groceries at the ... Read More
The plight of handicapped individuals in Brazil by James
The plight of handicapped individuals in Brazil. One would think that a nation, that even remotely imagines itself capable of hosting world class events such as the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games 2016, would give at least a little ...
Interesting, though lamentable, article in the Folha just now. "N茫o h谩 estat铆sticas oficiais sobre a quantidade de c茫es-guias no Brasil, mas as institui莽玫es especializadas estimam em menos de cem em todo o ... Read More
Help moving to rio from usa by BeantownScotti
Hi all, please help, planning on moving to rio, any tips? Thank you
We used Confian莽a Moving to ship our household from Los Angeles to Goi芒nia via the port of Santos. At the port, we contracted the services of a despachante, Deoclesio Felix (DFelix). Both were disappointing -- if I had it to do over again, I ... Read More
Is there a legal way to homeschool in Brazil? by alud
Hi, We are looking at a probable move to Brazil in about a year. We are a homeschooling family from the US. I understand that homeschooling is illegal in Brazil, but I'm trying to find out if there might be legal ways to homeschool, such as using ...
Hi. As I understand it, homeschooling is illegal in Brazil, but the law is only enforced/applicable to Brazilian nationals. I know of expatriate families who do homeschool in Brazil. Our family has given it some thought, though our kids are still ... Read More
Teaching Portuguese to expats in Goiania by rdono32679
Oi, Does anyone know of any private language schools in Goiania that my Brasilian wife could teach Portuguese to expats?
Hello Robert. There is precious little in Goi芒nia in the way of Portuguese classes for expats. The UFG (Universidade Federal de Goi谩s) offers Portuguese classes only to foreign students enrolled at the university. The Catholic University claims to ... Read More
Moving to Goiania by missusjessus
Hello everyone! My husband is originally from Goiania and I am American. We are planning to move there with our son sometime by the end of 2010 My question is Are there ANY Americans in Goiania? More specifically women. I don't speak any ...
Hey, missusjessus. We just moved our family from Los Angeles to Goi芒nia. Goi芒nia is a great place, but we're having a very bad experience with our shipment. :-( If we had it to do over again, I doubt that we would. Wish your family all the best with ... Read More