The best services to use when moving to Brazil

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9 years ago

Hello everyone,

What were the biggest hurdles you faced when moving to Brazil? Were there any services available that helped?

Which services helped you most upon your arrival in Brazil? Were there any that helped you adapt and integrate in your new home?

Are there any services that you wished were available when you moved to Brazil?

Did you find the price of the different services available reasonable? Were there any that were overpriced, to your mind?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Priscilla

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jland912 Serial expat

884POSTS

9 years ago

What were the biggest hurdles you faced when moving to Brazil? Were there any services available that helped?

I am married to a Brazilian who has everything聽 already established. i didn't need to do much as far as Utilities TV Phone.聽 We tried to get my name聽 on a couple thing. It ended up being a timely process so we did not do it.

Which services helped you most upon your arrival in Brazil? Were there any that helped you adapt and integrate in your new home?

My wife already had this established.聽 I do like the ability to change the language on the TV.

Are there any services that you wished were available when you moved to Brazil?

Doing business online
Too many things have to be done in person when they can be taken care of online.
Having to repeatedly produce numerous documents everytime.聽 This could be streamlined

Did you find the price of the different services available reasonable? Were there any that were overpriced, to your mind?

Most services are reasonable as far as I am concerned.

Jim

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soie5 Contributor

136POSTS

9 years ago

I would like to recommend ( come2brazil2@gmail.com)

for foreigners coming to Brazil for services and help in baby birth, business investments , translator services, general help etc.

DanielDuncan935 Active member

28POSTS

9 years ago

If you have to get around without your own car or rental, USEEEEE the 99 Taxi App and select "Pop" they have nicer cars and are a lot cheaper than Uber!!! Uber would be a second option!

Never use regular Taxis you just pick off the street side cos they will screw you for your very last dollar on every trip and are very very rude!!!

You will save tons if you use phone apps!!! You have been warned!!! Had to learn the very hard way!!!

Ringles Member

18POSTS

9 years ago

Too be fair聽 I think聽 it depends聽 where聽 you聽 live.聽 Getting聽 the聽 Electricity聽 was聽 easy聽 Enough.聽 Also聽 set up聽 Internet聽 all聽 buy聽 my self,聽 Taxis聽 where聽 I am聽 are decent.聽 Sim聽 Cards聽 are a pain if you want聽 Pay as聽 you聽 go.

The聽 only thing I may need聽 advice聽 on I'm聽 wanting聽 to聽 set up聽 a Bradesco聽 Current聽 Account, Debit聽 Card聽 only.