Paul6611
American looking for information about Brazil
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Registration: 18 August 2022
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Something about DETRAN you won't find online...... by GuestPoster6669
A foreigner must have their physical driver's license showing more than one year plus one day since issuance/renewal ON THE PHYSICAL CARD in order to do an "averbacao".........this is their term for the act of changing your gringo license to a ...
I supplied my local office all of the required documents and they were scanned and sent to the main DETRAN office in Belo Horizonte on Sept 3 2024. I have not heard back from them yet. Maybe next year. Read More
Celpe-Bras Requirement for Brazilian Citizenship by Pablo888
This was a topic that was brought up about a year ago and I wanted to give an update.For those who are applying for citizenship, I just finished the equivalent certification for that requirement.I just finished Level A2 of Portuguese for Foreigners ...
I think I will enroll as well. I would like to improve my Portuguese and I have time on my hands as a retiree.Thanks to all for the helpful information.Paul Read More
Bahia Iron Ore by alan279
Why is Bahia planning to export iron ore to China? A Brazilian asked me this question twenty years ago. Why not make steel from local green energy in west Bahia?
The Usiminas plant in my adopted city, Ipatinga (in the Steel Valley), started steel production in the 1950's. Huge plant with recent updated blast furnaces. The locals indicate that while production is not as high as it once was, it still is a ... Read More
Money Transfer by Sharky114
Hi, can you use a Ria or Wise app on your American phone to transfer dollar to your Brazilian bank while you are in Brazil?
I use Wise for US to Banco do Brasil account which is dollar to reais. You can check the daily rate on their website by putting in $US amount to view what you will receive $R less transfer fee to your bank in Brasil without actually making the ... Read More
Health Insurance by kevinmiller1957
I know this isn't a new topic, but when I search the the forum for health insurance I am not getting any links to prior threads.I am about to choose and purchase a plan for myself, my wife, and two dependent children. It seems like Unimed is the ...
Hi Kevin,My wife and I just signed up with UniMed and it is indeed local but you will have emergency coverage when you are away from your home area. I do not know of any private national health insurance but UniMed in our (Ipatinga, MG) city is ... Read More
Brazil Cell Phone Plans for Part Time Íæż½ã½ãs by Pablo888
I know that there are many expats who live in Brazil part-time and I am wondering what they do w.r.t cell phone plans. Those are important for things such as Uber, apple id, etc..I know that there are international roaming plans - but those are ...
@Pablo888Pablo, I am getting local recommendations from family here in MG about tax accountant and will have to file for the upcoming year. I will post what I find out when the time is closer. In the mean time, just enjoying retirement in Brazil ... Read More
Brazil Cell Phone Plans for Part Time Íæż½ã½ãs by Pablo888
I know that there are many expats who live in Brazil part-time and I am wondering what they do w.r.t cell phone plans. Those are important for things such as Uber, apple id, etc..I know that there are international roaming plans - but those are ...
I have just added a Claro esim to my iPhone. 90% of the time i am on Wi-Fi and just keep my phone in airplane mode. When I go outside the house I switch off my primary US number and switch on my Vivo account and select off airplane mode. Claro works ... Read More
Visa requirements postponed again by Drjmagic
Hi, The Brazilian government has again postponed the visa requirements for Canadians and others (I think).I guess GlobalVFS couldn't get their act together (someone told me that VFS stands for "vai foder se", what ever that means).I had a visa ...
Bom Dia,Digital tourist visa for American citizens postponed to April 10, 2024 according to American Airlines travel web site. Read More
Permanent residency federal police interview by Paul6611
Hi All, I started my permanent residency process and have a visa in my passport from the Consulate office in DC. My wife is a Brazilian Citizen and I have been trying to complete the online request for a federal police interview. I have ...
@abthree Thanks for the great info. I think I spelled my mothers middle name wrong but never screen shot the summitted consulate stuff. I have everything and getting ready for interview later this month.Paul Read More
Permanent residency federal police interview by Paul6611
Hi All, I started my permanent residency process and have a visa in my passport from the Consulate office in DC. My wife is a Brazilian Citizen and I have been trying to complete the online request for a federal police interview. I have ...
@Mark Aichholzer-Bueno Mark, when you go to the PF website to start the document for interview registration select the "With GRU" that will let you pay the two fees for processing Sorry for the late reply. I hope this is helpfulPaul Read More
New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2022 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 ...
@Inubia Hi Inubia,  Yes Ipatinga is spread out and lots of roundabouts to make you loose your sense of direction! Looking forward to getting to the end of the permanent resident process. FP are opening an office in Ipatinga ... Read More
New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2022 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 ...
@Texanbrazil Thanks Texanbrazil. Happy to have found this forum. I am trying to find the correct answer on my FBI back round check. Do I have to have this apostilled and translated for the federal police. Looks like that was one of my hang ups ... Read More
New members of the Brazil forum, introduce yourselves here - 2022 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 ...
Hi All,My name is Paul and I am from the US. My wife is a Brazilian citizen and we have been married for 15 years and very near retirement from the airlines. We typically travel to Brazil twice a year to visit family in MG. We are in the ... Read More
Residency application experience with PF in Bahia? by rnbtg
In the next few weeks I’ll finally be ready to apply for residency in the basis of marriage. We’re living in SP but planning to move as soon as we can to Bahia. My partner thinks that nothing in Bahia functions (grew up there). It would ...
Hi Inubia,Good news and thanks for sharing. I have my first part done with a visa done in Washington DC consulate. I went to the PF office about one hour from our home but they would not see me. Now waiting for the brand new local PF office to start ... Read More
Permanent residency federal police interview
Hi All, I started my permanent residency process and have a visa in my passport from the Consulate office in DC. My wife is a Brazilian Citizen and I have been trying to complete the online request for a federal police interview. I have ... Read More