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tunjio
Joined 2011
Posts: 83

9 years ago

Tell me about Brazil

9 years ago

So I lived back and forth between US and philippines for two years.. Lived in Nicaragua for a year and lasted 4 months in Peru and all these places between 2010 and 2014.. I visited many neighboring countries from the countries i lived in around the world..
I lived in Africa long ago for a bit less than a decade and have been to about 17 countries by now including Every country from Canada down to Panama... Lived in only 4 for long stays...
So i have experience with lesser qualities of life than my US home..
I don't plan on moving to Brazil but am open to living there for the full 6 month tourist allowance if they still allow that long for US citizens..
And my big issue with my travels and why I would rather live in US than bargain rate countries, is i always had physical problems with the filth and pollution when I travelled to cheap countries. 2 years in asia and i was always weak, lethargic and breathing issue episodes.. Nicaragua was always a struggle after eating even after a year there. It was hard to feel comfortable about eating because it more often came with side effects afterwards for an hour or more.. Peru also proved to be too polluted for my stamina.. All those crop field fires add to it..

Cheap proved to not be worth it over a long term even if i did save a boat load.. The boat load just helped me resettle back home in the US..

So, i never went to Brazil because i was doing all the cheapest places first, like Peru and Ecuador last year... I know brazil is not as cheap..
I don't want to waste my time coming to brazil if i cant live in basic comfort for $1200 or less a month.. Rent, bus/cab fare, food, miscellaneous...
I have single man and simple going for me, small place will do.. Six months or less stay unless i find miracles there to lure me into residency..
I can get by rather comfortably with just over $1200 a month in the US.. Rent with all utilities included, eating healthy food form natural foods stores, riding buses with monthly passes and living in small cities that suit my simple ways..
So feel free to tell me anything about brazil and how I can get by with $1200 a month and if they still give 6 month tourist stays.. I don't care to stay in any of the big cities, i can go visit them during my stay elsewhere.. I was in the Peruvian Amazon ,so i think i could handle brazil side if its the right town or small city.. I don't mind being far from the Amazon side either.. I am open to anything that suits my simple style and not more expensive than i can do for basic living in US..
Thanks

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