About dfhensley

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Some Forum Posts:

Brazil: Need to Pay Electric and assocation bills when out of country:

We own an apartment and need a way of paying our electric and assocation bills when we are not in coiuntry. We have not been able to open a banking account. We have only USA accounts.

Brazil: pay online with foreign credit card:

Never tried on line purchases but lately have had a little problem in person. Debts have worked easier.

Brazil: Moving Personal Belongings to Brazil:

Our experience was similar however I stuff was never let into the country and returned to US at our expense. Customs would not clear it. We did send from Germany when we left Germany 6 Air boxes via air freight and had no problems.

Brazil: taxes for US expats retiring in Brazil:

The very reason we did not retire in Brasil. We found that we could stay in Brasil up to 179 days a year and not have that problem. The big thing with our status we could not ship any of our stuff to brasil. You must be a resident to do that. We do own a car there. Just get a international driver permit from AAA or a Portuguese certified translation in Brasil. We also tried to open a bank account but at the time was not able to do that. I understand that it is now possible but we have not tried the last few years. We still would like to do that.

Brazil: Customs- Moving to brazil:

If going from US via Miami put item in your baggage you will never see the equipment again. Underwear seems to fall out in flight out of Miami.

Brazil: Look after our motorhome please?:

A couple of things to remember about vehicle storage. Vehicle should be driven at least once every 2 months preferably once a month. Fuel goes bad in about 4 months and the engine oil in a year if setting. Brakes also go bad sitting. Tires and all the oil seals also go bad sitting. Battery is gone after about 3 months. Additionally you will have to pay late fees on the vehicle license if not kept up. I paid as much in late fees as the license cost. I had to replace the timing belt and water pump. It was a big chore to get the fuel system cleaned for our Honda to run right. This year I took something called StaBul from the US to add to the fuel for storage. It is supposed to keep the fuel from going bad up to a year. We pay for the repairs and other costs because it is cheaper for us than a rental car for our 3 months a year.

Brazil: Rent a house & Buy a car:

We own an apartment about 60k north of Flora on the beach. Last year we bought a car. The hardest part was all the papers everyone needed and the time the process took. Getting the documents in place and processed seemed to take a long time. Translated passport, marriage license, CPF, Notary, etc. Just be patient..

Brazil: Bringing a 4x4 car to Brasil temporarily:

I had checked into it but decided to buy one there. Driving in from land would not be too hard. Insurance (sehuros) is required. One policy can cover most of that part of South America with the rider the same way we had when we lived in Germany covering EU. It may be easier to enter South America wthe a vehicle import to Uruguay or Argentina. Brasil does not alow useds vehicles to be imported but can be brought in as a tourest vehicle by land. 4x4 Honda CRVs and Kia vehicles are available in Brasil and Argentina. Chev Brazers are also. Keep us posted as to what else you find out.

Brazil: Shipping from Canada:

We had a bad experience in shipping from US using a broker. The quoted one price and at port they wanted something else. It got hung at customs and we never got our boxes. The first problem was the the weight put on the shipment in the US was estimated based upon the cube and customs weighed them. They company had to repack them and add weight. Things went down hill from there and we never got our personnel stuff an boxes. Just our experience..

Brazil: Taxation while living in Brazil:

This is why I don't get a retiree resident visa for Brasil. The way I read the rules I would have to pay tax in the US and again in Brasil. The $85,000 applies to earned income. There is a lot f loose ends on the rest.

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