About dannyofphilly

Status:

Preparing to Move Abroad 

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Citizen Of:

United States

Past Expat Posts:

Brazil

Germany

Korea, South

Some Forum Posts:

Brazil: Natal or Floripa?:

Hey. I would avoid Natal. The city and infrastructure, from what I saw, was quite poor. So between the two...I would go with Floripa because I've heard great things. However, if you're open to other suggestions or you prefer to live in the north, Fortaleza is a great alternative to Natal with much better infrastructure and much more modern buildings restaurants, downtown, etc. Natal was very run down... at least the downtown area I saw. Personally I wouldn't want to live there or raise kids there. But Fortaleza was more like a Florida vibe with a great vibrant downtown and big nice beaches. Good luck.

Brazil: Brazil Bound!:

It's probably going to be hard to get a work visa. A lot of people will be willing to hire you to teach English even without a work visa.

Brazil: Black male interested in moving to brazil:

For some people.... they seem to find prejudices everywhere... if you know what I mean. If you're simply interested in skin color... I'd recommend Salvador. in Bahia. I hear it's very afro-centric. The south of Brazil is very German, Italian, Portuguese so very euro-centric. So you may stick out there (simply going on skin color). I don't know if they have strong prejudices, but from what I understand it is mostly people of European descent. The main melting pots are obviously Sao Paulo & Rio. Another option, I'm not really sure of the demographics, but Recife seemed very mixed... but it's a pretty poor city, so they may be prejudiced, not sure. If you're a nice person, probably you'll be accepted anywhere, but I'd say as a rule of thumb, the further south you go after Sao Paulo, the more white it will get. And the further north you go above Rio, the opposite is true. Manaus is also a nice city, very mixed, but pretty isolated.

Brazil: Financial Requirements for Brazilian Permanent Visa?:

Hey Everyone. This is my first post here... I'm hoping to get some good replies. So I have a basic understanding of the requirements to get your residency in Brazil. But here is my situation. (I'm American) My girlfriend is Brazilian. She's currently in the US with me. She's on a tourist visa which will be up in October. Eventually we both would like to legally be able to live and work in both Brazil and the US. But we're planning to get married in Brazil sometime next year. We think the best option would be for her to move back to Brazil before the end of this year so she doesn't overstay her American tourist visa and cause future complications. I will probably go to Brazil in the first quarter of next year on a tourist visa, at which point we will get married within the first 6 months, before my visa runs out and register our marriage and I will apply for residency. My major question is: are there any financial requirements that I will need to show to the police before they will approve my temporary residency visa that will allow me to work? Will my girlfriend need to show that he is employed and has a job that makes enough money to support me, or something similar? I know when applying in the US... I will (allegedly) need to show that I make a certain amount of money/year to support her before they will approve her residency. At least this is what I have understood. Is there a similar financial requirement in Brazil? Also... if you see any issues with my plan or things that I should look out for... please let me know. From what I've read... it is okay for me to enter on a tourist visa and then try to obtain residency once in the country. Thank you guys in advance for any help. - Danny

Brazil: Tell me about Brazil:

Hey, not sure if you're there already but you can easily have a nice living, even in a big city like Sao Paulo for $1200... especially now that the Reais has crashed against the dollar. I spend 3 months in Sao Paulo around the World Cup 2014 and then $1 USD was good for 2.2 Reais. Right now I believe $1 USD is good for about 4 Reais. So your $1200 will get you almost 5000 Reais a month. A simple apartment will be around 1000. You would definitely have money to live if you were to go while the exchange was still 4 to 1.

Brazil: African Americans in Brazil:

Jeeeeeeesus... do some people ever stop talking about their own skin color? It's like a mental disorder. If you spend this much time thinking about the color of your own skin... it's you that has the problem. Please don't move to Brazil. The USA has enough people who spend their entire day complaining about how people are being racists towards them. The USA is a lost cause because people love to blame everything on racism there. Don't bring that attitude to Brazil... just stay.... right where you are. People in the USA have been brainwashed to blame their entire lives on racism... even though they're killing each other in the streets and doing more damage to each other than anyone else.

Date Joined:

7/8/2015

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