hagece8690
Brazilian citizen
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About me
Brazilian
Registration: 20 January 2026
My expat journey
Brazil
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Noisy Brazil? by alexanderstephenlange
The other day, speaking with a native, she said: Brasil 茅 muito barulhento, n茅?! (She had lived in Germany for a long while... .)In my area, so far, it's really noisy only when something big is happening, like the Copa and other ...
What about the rusted out grey VW Brasilia lata velo with duct tape and a black garbage bag where the back window used to be, with a loudspeaker strapped to the roof while driving down the street with the words "Pamonha, Pamonha, Pamhona, temos ... Read More
Having trouble with credit card and debit card working by NewBrazil
Just when yesterday and today to my local supermarket to buy groceries. When I tried to pay with my international credit card it didn鈥檛 work. Called my bank they said everything thing should work. In the same store tryed to use my ...
One of the banks here gave me a C/C with the words (and access to both) debit and credit written in small print on the back, as well as a stand alone debit card. Go figure. I loathe using debit or PIX because they give someone access to your ... Read More
Starlink use in Brazil by Boondog
@abthree Thank you for responding. Yes, I bought a home in Casemiro de Abreu in the state of Rio they should be moving there sometime September October. Do you have any experience with Starlink in rural areas?Thanks again for your input. Regards. ...
Spend your money on Brazilian services!!mberigan - @mberiganI too live by this credo here. Next to no G7/EU type corporations operate here, yes there are a few (Carrefour, Sam's Club, Amazon, McDonald's, GM, etc) but by and large, I refuse to do ... Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
07/15/26 To head that kind of confusion off at the pass, since my naturalization I've been introducing myself as "Brasileiro naturalizado, Americano nato." - @abthreeI commonly use "quasi Carioca de gema" which always elicits a laugh. I've had a few ... Read More
Word(s) of the day by alexanderstephenlange
Queijo no queixo faz uma queixa!Please add to this thread, friends.
BENJAMINI just bought some of these the other day. Everyone has them in their apartment or house. What are they ??? Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
I make a game out of what Brazilians guess to be my origins when meeting for the first time because I speak Portuguese well enough yet have that persistent accent. In the northeast they first guess me to be "gaucho," then German, then Portuguese. ... Read More
Is it hard to become fluent in Brasilian Portuguese ? by hagece8690
FWIW I've passed the Celpe-Bras exam, and can watch videos, read, and communicate verbally with pretty much anyone here like a native, except people from Bahia KKKKKK, and when encountering regionalized slang. The reason I am asking this question, ...
Does anyone here watch the occasional polyglot video on YT ?For fun I watch two different ones. Xiaomanyc and Oriental Pearl. One is a guy who lived in Beijing for a year went to university there and then started to study Mandarin seriously upon ... Read More
Is it hard to become fluent in Brasilian Portuguese ? by hagece8690
FWIW I've passed the Celpe-Bras exam, and can watch videos, read, and communicate verbally with pretty much anyone here like a native, except people from Bahia KKKKKK, and when encountering regionalized slang. The reason I am asking this question, ...
Yeah........I find it hard to believe any of the claims made by the serious, and the circumspect language schools to be honest, when it comes to time requirements for being fluent, or anything close to it. Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
We will always be foreigners, yes, and can never fully be assimilated - @alexanderstephenlangeThat is an off ramp which will never arrive for all the aforementioned reasons. And, that is just fine, for I am happy where I am at, as I figure most ... Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
Except for people who are here for thirty years, for whom the requirement is waived. - @abthreeIt's 15 years of residency actually.And here is the law. From gov.br (link may be censored as they often seem to be on this ... Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
"Tu" is replaced by "voce" here in the South East.In English you have the TOEIC which is the gold standard for formal english required for employment in certain sectors. Immigration and citizenship to many countries neither requires ANY level of ... Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
I'm not saying it is one. Just that it has to go somewhere on a scale, and where it get's placed is totally a personal preference relative to your position in the country, and in reality, unnecessary for the most part. Read More
Is it hard to become fluent in Brasilian Portuguese ? by hagece8690
FWIW I've passed the Celpe-Bras exam, and can watch videos, read, and communicate verbally with pretty much anyone here like a native, except people from Bahia KKKKKK, and when encountering regionalized slang. The reason I am asking this question, ...
That was my whole point. You cannot truly learn from a few hundred hours in a class. Read More
FinCEN FBAR by drnelsonsantosdc
Good morning,Has anyone had to deal with FBAR after having purchased property in Brazil?
If you need a qualified accounting reference I will send you a private message with my guy's contact info. Let me know. Read More
Assimilation: when is enough enough? by alexanderstephenlange
TL; DR some thoughts on plugging in (or not) to the culture/society. All comments welcome! How important to you is assimilation into Brazilian society? Do you even find yourself contemplating it? Is it self-imposed or something unconscious you don't ...
Alex,If the question was "how much assimilation" is enough for you personally, I'd say that unless you really wanted to move from 30 to 50, and get the passport, which is a totally documentary process, you're probably just fine where you are. That ... Read More